The MAPS Fellow award, established in 2010, is to recognize those members of the organization who maintain an active membership status of a minimum of 7 consecutive years and at least one of the following criteria:
- Held an elective office or served on the MAPS Board
- Served as a conference host
- Provided significant service to the Middle Atlantic Planetarium Society
- Made a significant contribution to planetarium methodology, technology or education.
A MAPS member can nominate another member or herself/himself for the award by completing the MAPS Fellow Award Nomination Form and submitting the form to the MAPS Awards Committee Chair. After review by the MAPS Board, those nominees completing the requirements will be given the award at the Middle Atlantic Planetarium Society Annual Conference.
For the coming calendar year, the MAPS Fellow Award nomination form must be submitted to the committee chair by the current year December 31.
MAPS Fellow Award – Criteria & Nomination Form
Year | Recipient(s) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | Stephen Dubois Mike Francis Noreen Grice Mark Percy Carolyn Slivinski |
| 2021 | Brian Koehler Talia Sepersky Kevin Williams |
| 2016 | Amie Gallagher Francine Jackson Wendy Ackerman April Whitt Joanne Young Kathy Michaels John Meader |
| 2014 | April Whitt |
| 2013 | Joyce Towne Huggins Scott Huggins Kim Small Lee Ann Hennig John Hare Susan Button Keith Johnson Alan Davenport Dennis Kurtz Pete Conners Jeff Grills Mark Bowman Tom Stec Jerry Vinski |
| 2012 | Megan Dominguez |
| 2010 | Steve Russo Rodney Martin Kevin Conod Patty Seaton Sam Storch Theodore Williams Paul Krupinski Donald Knapp Gloria Villalobos Steven R Mitch |