NSA Honorary Lifetime Membership Award

NSA Honorary Lifetime Membership Award for long, dedicated service to the NSA and/or outstanding contribution to stereoscopy. Recipients of this award are determined by the NSA Board of Directors, and the award will not necessarily be given annually.

2013	John Dennis and Sylvia Dennis
2010	Gordon Hoffman
2004	John Waldsmith
1999	Lois Waldsmith (who also won the Robert M. Waldsmith award)
1998	T.K. “Tex” Treadwell

The William C. Darrah "Fellow of the NSA" Award for Distinguished Scholarship and Extraordinary Knowledge of Stereoscopy

Selected by the Awards Committee.

2013	Denis Pellerin
2012	Lawrence Kaufman
2011	Albert L. Sieg
2010	Brian May
2010	Elena Vidal
2009	John Weiler
2008	Alexander Klein
2007	Ron Labbe
2006	Leonard A. Walle
2005	Bill Walton – NSA Chairman of the Board
2004	Martin and Barbara Mueller
2003	Robert Bloomberg
2002	Brandt Rowles – NSA Past President
2001	Russell Norton
2000	Ray Zone
1999	Mary Ann Sell – NSA Past President
1999	Wolfgang Sell
1998	William (Bill) A. Duggan
1997	Paula R. Fleming
1996	Bill Brey
1995	Susan Pinsky
1995	David Starkman
1994	John Dennis Stereo World Editor
1993	John Waldsmith
1992	Norman B. Patterson
1991	Louis and Jewel Smaus (posthumously)
1990	Laurence Wolfe
1989	T.K. “Tex” Treadwell – NSA Past President
1988	Wm. “Russ” Young
1987	Peter E. Palmquist – NSA Past President
1986	Richard C. Ryder
1985	Paul Wing
1984	Frederick S. Lightfoot
1983	Dr. William C. Darrah (award named for him in 1995)

The Robert and Lois Waldsmith Award for Meritorious Service and Extraordinary Contribution of Time and Effort to NSA
(formerly the The Robert Waldsmith Award)

Selected by the Awards Committee.

2013	Sylvia Dennis
2012	Barbara Gauche
2011	Ray Zone
2010	Robert D. Shotsberger
2009	Don R. Gibbs
2008	Steve Hughes
2008	Suzanne Hughes
2007	Wolfgang Sell
2007	Mary Ann Sell – NSA Past President
2006	Bill Moll
2005	Harry Richards
2004	Mel Mittermiller
2003	Lawrence Kaufman –NSA President
2002	Dan Shelley
2001	Paula Fleming
2000	Larry Moor – NSA Past President
1999	Lois Waldsmith (who also became an honorary lifetime member)
1998	Raymond Holstein
1998	Marjorie Holstein
1998	Talbot H. Crane
1998	Dorothy Crane
1998	Dr. William A. Zucker
1997	Andrew Griscom
1996	Mark Willke
1995	Gordon D. Hoffman – NSA Past President
1994	Dave and Robin Wheeler
1993	John Weiler
1992	Robert G. Duncan
1991	Larry Hess
1990	Linda Carter
1989	Marjorie and Raymond Holstein (awarded again in 1998)
1988	John Dennis
1987	Dr. William A. Zulker (awarded again on 1998)
1986	NSA founder Rick Russack
1985	T.K. “Tex” Treadwell – NSA Past President
1984	John, Lois and Robert Waldsmith (the award was named for him in 1993). Lois was awarded again in 1999.
1983	Linda Carter and John Weiler (John Weiler was awarded again in 1993)

Special Awards (including "citation for generous financial support")

These awards generally awarded by the NSA President in years decided as is merited unless given to the President, in which case the award is made by the Chairman of the Board.

2010	Masuji Suto for his work and continual improvements to his fantastic and free software "StereoPhoto Maker."
2010	David Sykes for his work with the stereo additions to "StereoData Maker" and his work with English translations for "StereoPhoto Maker."
2006	Martha McCann Continuing Generous Financial Support of the Association
2006	Brian May Generous Financial Support of Stereo World
2005	Dave Wheeler In Gratitude for Years of dedicated service to the National Stereoscopic Association
2005	Ron Labbe NSA Special Award in Grateful Recognition of Generous Contributions to the NSA
2005	Martha McCann Continuing Generous Financial Support of the Association
2005	Eddie & Carol Bowers In grateful appreciation for charing the 2005 Convention
2004	Mary Ann Sell For service as NSA Vice President (1996-2000) and President (2000-2004) Plaque and 1st NSA Medal
2004	Diane Rulien Special Recognition for chairing the 2004 convention
2003	Bill Moll Greatful Recognition for Charing the NSA 2003 Convention
2003	John Jerit and David Thompson Grateful Recognition of Generous Contribution
2002	(President’s Award) Lawrence Kaufman and Mike Aversa for chairing the convention
2002	Cassie Kaufman for convention work
2001	Bob Aldridge for restoration of the Pat Whitehouse show
2001	(President’s Award) Marty Abramson for chairing the 2001 convention
2000	NSA Special Recognition Leonard Walle, for the ten years as head of the Awards Committee.
1999	NSA Special Recommendation Oliver and Jean Reese of the H.H. Bennett Studio Foundation for the preservation and restoration of one of the last intact sites of America’s great frontier photographer, the H.H. Bennett Studio in Wisconsin Dells (see V25 #1). Besides helping fund a multi-million dollar restoration project with the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Oliver and Jean Dyer Reese (Bennett’s great-granddaughter) have donated a large selection of original Bennett views to the NSA Holmes Library.
1995	Dan Dyckman “Little did anyone realize that your seminal two-page article ‘Single Image Random Dot Stereograms’ in Stereo World, May/June 1990, would serve to stimulate and inspire computer graphics artists and 3-D enthusiasts to experiment with autostereograms all over the world”.
1995	T.K. Treadwell for his careful scholarship and seemingly unlimited energy in completing and publishing the two-volume encyclopedia “Stereographers of the World”. This work is now maintained at the Holmes Library.
1992	Russ Young was again given special recognition for his generous financial support of the organization.
1991	Steve Davidson for his substantial contribution of stock shares and Russ Young for his continuing generous financial support.
1988	Raymond Haines Jr.: “Generous Financial Support of the NSA” for his generous donation to the Holmes Library and Dwight Cummings:”Distinguished Support” for his generous contribution through his company Wy’East Color, of the color preparation and separation materials for the March/April ’88 color issue.
1987	William “Rus” Young was again honored his very generous financial support of the NSA.
1986	William “Rus” Young was again honored his generous financial support of the NSA.
1985	William “Russ” Young was again honored his generous financial support of the NSA.
1984	William “Russ” Young, award for generous financial support.
1983	William “Russ” Young, award for generous financial support.

The Ray Zone Award for Best Stereo World Article on Historical Stereoscopy

Selected by the Awards Committee.

2013	Paula Fleming An Olio of Oddities, W.S. Woodin’s Polygraphic Performances V38 #1
2012	Ralph Reiley Giants in the Sky: Zeppelins V37 # 1 & 2
2011	Lorne Shields Early Cycling in Stereos V36 #6
2010	Paula Richardson Fleming The Iridescent World of Bi-colored Stereos V35 #1
2009	Ralph Reiley The Great War and the First Tanks V34 #4
2008	Paul Hickman John James Reilly: Catalog, Old Series (1867-75) and Views (1865-70) 2 parts V33 #4 & additions V33 #6
2008 HM	Brian May and Elena Vidal The London Stereoscopic Company Reborn! V 33 #5
2007	Terry Bennett Search for Rossier, Early Photographer of China and Japan V 32 #4
2006	May & Elena Vidal T.R. Williams' 'Scenes in our Village' New Discoveries, New Mysteries V31 #4
2005	John Bradley Before the Trail Goes Cold… Stereographers in Victorian Matlock V30 #3
2005 HM	Del Phillips The Peace Jubilees V30 #6
2004	Richard C. Ryder Kimberley, Ladysmith and Mafeking: A Tale of Three Sieges V29 #5&6
2003	Bert M. Zuckerman There Were Soldiers At the Alter V28 #6
2002	Richard C. Ryder From the Gates of Hell V28 #5
2001	Robert King L.L. Cupp, Sr. Keystone Salesman and Photographer V27 #4
2000	Richard C. Ryder The General: A Locomotive’s Legacy V26 #4
2000 HM	Paul C. Juhl C.L. Wasson: International Views From the Center of Illinois V26 #1
1999	Denis Pellerin and Pierre Tavlizki for their continuing column European Gems, Stereoviews From Old Europe and the Stories Behind Them
1999 HM’s	Lynn Marie Mitchell Daniel Hubbard Cross: Photographer and Musian, 1836-1918 V25 #6 Bert M. Zuckerman Charles Bierstadt’s Stereoviews of Tripoli, Egypt and Palestine V25 #4
1998	Bert M. Zuckerman Edward L. Wilson’s ‘Scenes in the Orient’-the Arabia Series V24 #4
1998 HM’s	Norman Thorpe Spokane’s Orrin William Watson V24 #1 Norman B. Patterson Lotta-Girl of the Golden West V24 #2
1997	Lois and Guenther Bauer Seneca Ray Stoddard V23 #2
1997 HM	Robert G. Wilson Notman’s Maple Box
1996	Dan Aquilino The Erie Canal in Early Stereoviews V22 #6
1996 HM	Bert M. Zuckerman Nineteenth Century Tourist Views of the Near East V22 #5
1995	Norman D. Patterson Beaches, Belles & Bathing Costumes V21 #4
1994	T.K. Treadwell Dr. I.I. Hayes, the First Polar Photographer V20 #3
1994 HM	Walter Lewis George Lewis: Keystone’s Last Stereographer V20 #5
1993	Linda McShane The Littleton View Company V19 #6
1992	Bill Lee and Jo Shaffer Stereo Photography in Salt Lake City V18 #3 Lynn Marie Mitchell B.F. Childs’ Images Along Lake Superior V18 #6
1991	Mark Dilaura 3-part series on stereography of Niagara Falls began V17 #4
1990	William Brey Ten Million Stereo Views A Year V16 #6
1989	John Waldsmith The Whiting Brothers of Cincinnati V15 #5
1988	Richard C. Ryder The Great Liners of the North Atlantic V14 #5
1987	Bruce Hooper Arizona Territorial Stereography (4 part series)
1986	Norman D. Patterson The Birth of Burlesque In America V12 #6
1985	John Dennis Seven Billion Windows on the World: View-Master Then & Now
1984	Alan Young James Thurlow: Colorado’s Overlooked Photographer V10 #6
1983	Peter E. Palmquist The Stereographs of Peter Britt V8 #2

The Lou Smaus Award for Best Stereo World Article on Modern Stereoscopy

Named in 1991. Was a Memorial Award, first awarded in 1988. Selected by the Awards Committee.

2012	David W. Kuntz An Easy Way to Make Stereo View Cards V37 #1
2011	Ray Zone Detour to Midnight – Shooting Three Dimensions in the Dark Country V36 #1
2010	George Themelis Hyper/Hypo fun with the W1 V35 #6
2009	Robert Thorpe The Cedar Rapids Flood of 2008 V34 #1
2008	David Starkman A Beginner's Guide to Digital 3-D Projection V33 #4
2008 HM	Jerry Oldaker's images Fantastic Fractals V33 #6
2007	William Thompson & Eric De Jong NASA's STEREO Mission V32 #1
2006	Rose George 3-DPRK: A Stereo View into North Korea V31 #3
2005	Ray Zone New Technology for Large Format 3-D V30 #5
2005 HM	Stan White IR Dreams V30 #6
2005 HM	Dimitrios Papadopoulos Stereo Adventures: Covering the Athens Olympics V30 #5
2004	Sheldon Aronowitz and Gary Schacker Unseen Ellis Island V30 #2
2003	Jerry Chase Anaglyphs on the Internet V29 #1
2002	Sheldon Aronowitz and John J. Zelenka Documenting 9/11 on Depth V28 #4
2001	Robert Vance The Lenticular Legacy of Harvey Prever V27 #5
2000	Boris Starosta 3-D Goes Into Overdrive V26 #6
2000 HM	Lawrence Kaufman 3-D Galapagos V26 #5
1999	Don Marren Remembering Noel Archambault: 1961-1998 V25 #5
1999 HM	Boris Starotsa On Stereo Imaging of Pixies, Fairies, and Other Ephemera V25 #6
1998	Norman B. Patterson Stereo-Optics and John P. Medders V24 #4
1998 HM	Gabriel Jacob Discovering 3-Discover V24 #2
1997	Mark Willke and Ron Zakowski A Close Look Into the Realist Macro Stereo System V23 #1
1996	Don Marrin Shooting Wings of Courage, the First 3-D IMAX Drama V22 #3
1996 HM	Paul Schenk 3-D Moons: Hyperstereo of the Outer Solar System V22 #1
1995	Robert J. Leonard and Ronald J. Leonard Stereographing the ’92 Winter Games V21 #1
1994	R.F. Housholder Shooting Iceland’s Surprises With a Stereo Spice Rack V20 #1
1994 HM	John Dennis Stereo in Eastbourne V20 #4
1993	Mark A. Willke The Realist Custom V19 #2
1992	Albert G. Richards 3-D Floral Radiographs V18 #6
1991	Leon Kosofsky A Look in Space and Time: The Apollo Stereo Record V17 #3 (1st year named)
1990	Howard L. Taylor View-Master Commercial 3-D V16 #4
1989	William H. Bonney Journey into the Deep Sky V16 #3
1988	Norman B. Patterson Through the Electron Window V14 #1