Honorary Members

Honorary Membership for life is conferred on persons who have rendered special service to astronomy and/or to the Society. Honorary Members do not pay membership fees and enjoy all the normal benefits of membership to the Society.
Any member of the Society may nominate a person for Honorary Membership. The nominated person does not have to be a member of the Society or of a Local Centre.
The Constitution states that there should not be more than 15 members and that Honorary Members are not eligible for Long Service Awards.

Honorary Members of the Society

  1. Chris Stewart (2017)
  2. Dr. Ian S Glass (2016)
  3. Ronnie Glass (2011)
  4. Magda Streicher (2009)
  5. Case Rijsdijk (2009)
  6. Maciej G Soltynski (2008)
  7. Peter G Cramb (2008)
  8. Tim P Cooper (2005)
  9. Auke Slotegraaf (2002)
  10. Cliff R G Turk (2001)
  11. Mike Begbie (2000)
  12. José da S.Campos (1992)
  13. Prof. G Heymann (1986)

Past Honorary Members

  • Pat J Booth (2008 – 2015)
  • Peter Smits (2007 – 2008)
  • Dr. Janet Mattei (2003 – 2004)
  • Dr. Tom Lloyd Evans (2001 – 2014)
  • Prof. Michael William Feast (2001 – 2019)
  • Dr. T Lloyd Evans (2000 – 2015)
  • C D Gray (2000 – 2004)
  • Michael A Gray (2000 – 2019)
  • Rupert Hurley (1999 – 2005)
  • J Hirst (1992 – 1994)
  • Jack C Bennett (1989 – 1990)
  • Christos Papadopoulos (1987 – 1992)
  • Prof. G Heymann (1986 – 2005)
  • W C Bentley (1984 – 1998)
  • G Orphen (1981 – 1997)
  • A Menzies (1981 – 1988)
  • Daniel Overbeek (1978 – 2001)
  • Dr. A J Wesselink (1978 – 1996)
  • Harold E Krumm (1978 – 2001)
  • Dr. Alan William James Cousins (1978 – 2001)
  • Dr. Richard Hugh Stoy (1969 – 1994)
  • Prof. Arthur Edward Herbert Bleksley (1969 – 1985)
  • R P de Kock (1969 – 1980)
  • Dr. D S Evans (1969 – 2005)
  • Prof. C Fehrenbach (1965 – 2011)
  • Prof. D Velghe (1965 – 1987)
  • Dr. William Stephen Finsen (1965 – 1979)
  • Donald G McIntyre (1960 – 1966)
  • Prof. H Haffner (1959 – 1975)
  • A F I Forbes – (1959)
  • Dr. John Jackson – (1959)
  • Dr. H Shapley (1959 – 1973)
  • Dr. H L Alden (1959 – 1965)
  • Dr. Harold Knox-Shaw (1959 – 1970)
  • Dr. J Schilt (1959 – 1986)
  • Dr. Willem Hendrik van den Bos (1959 – 1974)
  • Sir Harold Spencer Jones (1959 – 1961)
  • Dr. R O Redman (1959 – 1976)
  • Alexander Forbes Irvine Forbes (1958 – 1959)
  • J H Oort (1949 – 1992)
  • Dr. R vd R Wooley (1949 – 1986)

Note: The Honorary Members prior to 1948 are not listed here.
References

  • Minutes of ASSA Council Meetings For practical reasons the search was limited to type-written minutes on which digital search functions work, starting in 1956.
  • ASSA Handbook
  • Sky Guide
  • Award of Honorary Membership to Rupert Hurly [1999MNSSA..58..103A]
  • Honorary Membership for Jan Hers [1997MNSSA..56..105A]
  • Honorary Membership for Christos Papadopoulos [1987MNSSA..46…65A]
  • Elections: Honorary Membership [1958MNSSA..17..114A]
  • Election of Prof. G Heymann as Honorary Member [1986MNSSA..45…69A]
  • Honorary Membership (Editorial) [1949MNSSA…8…18A], [1980MNASSAC…..28A]