Luther J. Porter Award
In 1999, the Delaware Astronomical Society created the Luther J. Porter Award, an annual award to be presented to an individual who has been a strenuous advocate of and active participant in astronomy education and/or related subjects to the larger community over a significant period of time. For more details about Luther J. Porter, please click here.
- 1999 - Al Webber
- 2000 - Harry Shipman
- 2001 - Hank Bouchelle
- 2002 - Don Surles
- 2003 - Charles Holmes
- 2005 - Emil Volcheck
- 2006 - Don Surles
- 2007 - Sheri Klug
- 2008 - Bob Summerfield
- 2009 - Roger Taylor
- 2010 - James T. Morgan
- 2012 - Dr. Stephanie Wright
- 2013 - Greg Lee
- 2014 - Rob Cordivari
- 2015 - Victor Leonard
- 2016 - Lou Behrman
- 2017 - Scott Jackson
- 2019 - Greg Weaver
Amateur Astronomer of the Year
In 1988, the Delaware Astronomical Society created the Amateur Astronomer of the year award, an annual award to honor one of our club members.
- 1988 - Jim Buckley III
- 1989 - Dave Groski
- 1990 - Emil Volcheck
- 1991 - Tom DeMott
- 1992 - Billie Westergard
- 1993 - Tom Sidowski
- 1994 - Al Webber
- 1995 - D. Michael Baker
- 1996 - Emil Volcheck
- 1997 - Sheila Vincent
- 1998 - Hank Bouchelle
- 1999 - Jack Fisher
- 2000 - Robert Mentzer
- 2001 - David Sewell
- 2002 - William Hanagan Jr.
- 2003 - K. Lynn King
- 2004 - Rene Van Caneghem
- 2005 - James Morgan
- 2006 - Sarah Baird
- 2007 - Greg Lee
- 2008 - Bill McKibben
- 2009 - Gus Swartout
- 2010 - Rob Lancaster
- 2011 - Rick Davis
- 2012 - Joe Neuberger
- 2013 - Fred De Lucia
- 2014 - Keith Given
- 2015 - Jack Goodwin
- 2016 - Mark Phillips
- 2017 - Ted Trevorrow
- 2018 - Nico Carver
- 2019 - Tom Harding
- 2023 - Jeff Lawrence
- 2024 - Jim Kerschen