The thirteenth AAVSO William Tyler Olcott Distinguished Service Award was presented to Donn R. Starkey
“for his for his enthusiastic commitment to educating and mentoring both the
current and next generation of variable star observers, and assuring the future
success of the AAVSO through his forward-thinking service on Council, lending
his considerable business acumen to the Investment and Budget Committees,
and serving as a tireless advocate for the observation of variable stars.”
The full citation is available here
The forty seventh AAVSO Merit Award was presented to Kenneth T. Menzies
"for his devoted service to the AAVSO as a meticulous and prolific
observer, contributing more than 250,000 CCD observations"
Full citation is available here
Lists of earlier recipients of these AAVSO awards may be found here:
AAVSO Merit Award: https://www.aavso.org/merit-award
AAVSO William Tyler Olcott Distinguished Service Award: https://www.aavso.org/william-tyler-olcott-distinguished-service-award
Information on all AAVSO honors and awards may be found at https://www.aavso.org/honors-and-awards
Special awards were also prsented to the following people for their contributions in 2016
AAVSO Nova Patrol group
George Silvis (Eggen Card Project)
Dennis Conti (exoplanet observing section)
Francis Hemsher (Technical Infrastructure)
Patrick Wils (Technical Infrastructure)
Staff award – acknowledging of service: Sebastian Otero (5 years)