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 an active member of the American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO),
his contributions to ALPO’s publication ‘The Strolling Astronomer’ as well as
his Observations and Drawings of Mars for the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers,
his professional  work at Harvard Observatory’s Agassiz Station & MIT’s Wallace Astrophysical Observatory,
his 7-inch Schupmann Telescope which won first prize in advanced optics at Stellafane,
his outstanding professional Optical Work at Lincoln Labs, Space Optics, and O.S.T.I.,
his Optical and Mechanical Accomplishments building Telescopes, Optical Shops and Observatories,
his legacy of work in Astronomy Education, including his courses at the University of Hawaii,
and in particular his many years of teaching Amateur Telescope Making at Haystack Observatory 
in Westford, MA at the headquarters and workshop of the Amateur Telescope Makers of Boston
we hereby present this Award to

Mike Mattei

Presented this day, August 2, 2008 at Stellafane
In fond remembrance of Deep Sky Observer, 
Science Writer and ATM Historian,
Walter Scott Houston.