WALTER SCOTT HOUSTON AWARD of the North East Region of the
Astronomical League (NERAL)

In Recognition of his many years of Service to Amateur and Professional Astronomy
as Director of the Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory,
his work on revising the draft Massachusetts Outdoor Lighting Bill,
his Service as Committee Officer of the Historical Astronomy Division of the American Astronomical Society,
his work with the International Workshop on Cometary Astronomy,
his Colloquium Presentations on Astronomical Discovery, Nomenclature and Classification,
his scholarly contributions to the Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union,
and Particularly his Visionary Work as Founding Member of NELPAG,
“The New England Light Pollution Advisory Group”
which has played a Pivotal Historical Role in the Battle against Light Pollution
in the North East Region of the United States
we hereby present this Award to

Daniel W. E. Green, Ph.D.

Presented this day, August 11, 2007 at Stellafane
In fond remembrance of Deep Sky Observer, 
Science Writer and ATM Historian,
Walter Scott Houston.