Steve Moss, Recipient of the 2003 Woody Award: A Happy Belated Tribute
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Steve Moss, Recipient of the 2003 Woody Award: A Happy Belated Tribute Sometimes there are people in the background who just make it all work. Sometimes, they are there for years. They are the foundation of an edifice that can stretch upward for miles, and while everyone stands in awe of the spire, they carry the load. Steve Moss of Aerospace Corp. is one such individual. He has shepherded the Materials Research Society’s Information Services (IS) Committee for over seven years, thereby shaping the offerings of MRS on the web and in the proceedings, MRS Bulletin, the Journal of Materials Research, and the MRS Internet Journal of Nitride Semiconductor Research. In short, technical information that flows through MRS passes directly or indirectly through Steve. Yet, Steve has never had a flashy title or overt recognition. For years, he has chaired the IS committee, working through personal vacations and even his personal pocketbook—when employer travel funds were not available—to make it happen. It is with deep awe and grati-
Steven Moss of Aerospace Corp. (left) receives the 2003 Woody Award from then MRS President Merrilea J. Mayo of the National Academies.
tude that those of us who have had the flashy titles (and the very nice presidential suite at the Meetings) look upon Steve’s contribution as a supreme and utterly selfless service to the membership. In 2003, the Society was finally able to honor Steve in front of the assembled
attendees at its Fall Meeting in Boston. Steve received the 2003 Woody Award, an award given annually to an exceptional volunteer whose sacrifices, intellectual contributions, and long volunteer hours are an inspiration to us all. The award is aptly named after Woody White, whose selfless perpetual energy and commitment as an MRS volunteer made him an icon of MRS legend. I had the pleasure of presenting the award to Steve, all the while thinking, you know, sometimes the good guys win, even outside Hollywood. One of the reasons I have spent so many of my own volunteer hours with MRS is the altruism of its volunteers. Their energy feeds my energy; their commitment makes me feel that my commitment is worthwhile. Of course, I have no doubt that if Steve had written this tribute, it would have been done six months sooner, but we try not to compare ourselves to our superheroes. MERRILEA J. MAYO 2004 Immediate Past President
Pavese Named 2004–2005 OSA/MRS Congressional Fellow Karin Ezbiansky Pavese of General Electric Advanced Materials in Waterford, N.Y., has been named the 2004–2005 OSA/MRS Congressional Science and Engineering Fellow. Her tenure begins in September. As the recipient of this oneyear appointment, sponsored jointly by the Materials Research Society (MRS) and the Optical Society of America (OSA), Pavese will work directly for a member of Congress or on a Congressional committee as a consultant on scientific and technical matters. “I have always had a passion for science education and public service,” said Pavese. During her two years in a Technical Leadership Program
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