DAS Spring Banquet and 2023 Executive Board Announced

by Greg Davis on March 12, 2023 with No Comments

On the night of March 4th, the Denver Astronomical Society held their annual spring banquet and announced the 2023 Executive Board. The dinner was delicious and the company was wonderful, with new members and old members alike joining each other to hear from Dr. Meredith MacGregor in her presentation about the James Webb Space Telescope and exoplanets:
“JWST and the Habitability of Other Worlds”.

Dr. Meredith MacGregor speaking at the DAS spring banquet

Photograph of Dena Maclung, Ron Hranac, July Candia and Dr. Mehmet Unsoy at the DAS spring banquet posing with their awards. — Left to right: DAS President Dena McClung with Ron Hranac, this year’s recipient of the Bill Ormsby Memorial Volunteer Service Award; July Candia, recognized for her service as Vice President on the 2021-2022 E-Board; and Mehmet Unsoy, 2022-2023 E-Board outgoing Vice President.

2023 Executive Board

Continuing Officers

President – Dena McClung
Treasurer – Chris Hamlin
Past President – Ed Ladner

Trustees

Katherine Bond
Jack Eastman
Joe Gafford
Joe Godwin-Austen
Ron Hranac
Bill Kast

Newly Elected Trustees

Joe Pineda
Toby Sheets

Presumptive Officers (pending vote, which will take place on March 13)

Vice President Tony Rosella
Secretary Alexander Herbert

Awards Presented

Thank you to Previous Vice President July Candia (2021-2022)
Thank you to Outgoing Vice President Mehmet Unsoy
Rising Star Award to Toby Sheets for outstanding work on the website
Rising Start Award to Joe Pineda for outstanding work on organizing the Astrophotography Special Interest Group
Bill Ormsby Memorial Volunteer Service Award to Ronald Hranac