AAS-AMS-APS Public Service Awards, 2003

July 23, 2003

The American Mathematical Society joined the American Astronomical Society and the American Physical Society to present their fourth annual Public Service Awards at a reception on Capitol Hill. The awards are given annually to individuals who have performed outstanding public service in support of science. This year's recipients were

Congressman Sherwood L. Boehlert (R-NY), chairman of the House Science Committee,
Congressman Alan B. Mollohan (D-WV), ranking member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies,
Senator Pete V. Domenici (R-NM), chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water.

Congressman Sherwood Boehlert

Congressman Alan Mollohan with Arthur Jaffe, Past-President, American Mathematical Society

Previous Recipients of the AAS-AMS-APS Public Service Award:
2000
Harold Varmus (former director NIH)
Senator Bill Frist (R-TN)
Senator Joseph Lieberman (D-CT)

2001
Neal Lane (former director NSF)
Congressman Vernon J. Ehlers (R-MI)

2002
Congressman James Walsh (R-NY)
Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD)