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
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.