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Todd Boroson and George Jacoby Become Astronomers (1Dec92) (from the Director's Office, NOAO Newsletter No. 32, 1 December 1992) With the strong recommendation of the KPNO personnel committee, Todd Boroson and George Jacoby were promoted to the rank of Astronomer in KPNO/NOAO. Both were recognized for their combination of outstanding research and service to the organization. Boroson was cited for his crucial contribution to the Observatory in supervising the O/UV instrumentation group and his leadership in developing state of the art CCD detectors and mosaic arrays. His research on populations and structures of galaxies and on the emission-line regions of quasars and Seyfert galaxies was praised for its quality and significance. Jacoby was recognized for his outstanding contribution as Mayall 4-m telescope scientist, for his role in the seeing improvements effort at all sites on Kitt Peak, and his overall concern with improving the quality of the data and the data taking process on the mountain. He is touted internationally for his work on the extragalactic distance scale based on the luminosity function of planetary nebulae. The mix of excellence in research and dedicated service to the community is the model for a National Observatories scientific staff member. We commend both Boroson and Jacoby for fitting that model so well and for their well-deserved promotions. Richard F. Green
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