Advancement of International Cooperation Award

This award, selected by the AAS International Programs Committee, may be given to an individual, a team, a group of people or an established partnership. The award recognizes contributions to the advancement of international cooperation that meet one or more of the following criteria:

  • Have significant and/or long-lasting impact
  • Are achieved over a significant portion of a career
  • Include activities not required by their profession

Award Criteria

Recipients:

  • 2019-2022 – No Award Given
  • 2018 – Joel Montalbano
  • 2017 – Kenneth Hodgkins
  • 2016 – Jacques E. Blamont
  • 2015 – Lynn F.H. Cline
  • 2014 – Kathleen Laurini
  • 2013 – Richard J.H. Barnes
  • 2012 – Thomas P. Stafford and Alexei Leonov
  • 2011 – Peggy Finarelli
  • 2010 – Arnold W. Frutkin
  • 2009 – Richard L. “Dick” Kline
  • 2008 – James V. Zimmerman
  • 2007 – International Space Station Partnership
  • 2006 – Roger-Maurice Bonnet
  • 2005 – Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr.