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The AAVSO and Dorrits Contributions Arne A. Henden Director
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Became member in 1930 First term as council member in 1943 (Director MMO 1957-1978) AAVSO President 1961-1963 Olcott Distingished Service Award 2002 Dorrit and the AAVSO Dorrit at the June 1961 AAVSO meeting
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Dorrits AAVSO membership application
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AAVSO meeting, 1930
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BD +20 2337 is AB Leo, a semiregular pulsating star
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The AAVSO has 5128 observations of AB Leo in its database
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No AAVSO observations of this suspected flare star!
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90th birthday symposium, 1997
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AAVSO council meeting, 1998
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MWM, Dorrit, and Janet, February 1993
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Council Service 1943-1945 Councilor (2 years) 1954-1958 Councilor (4 years) 1958-1960 2nd VP (2 years) 1960-1961 1st VP (1 year) 1961-1963 President (2 years) 1963-1965 Past Pres. (2 years) 1972-1974 Councilor (2 years) 1977-1981 Councilor (4 years) 1989-1993 Councilor (4 years) Total: 23 years!
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Talking with John Percy, AAVSO President, 1990
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Giving AAVSO paper, about 1995
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MMO Years (1957-1978) 105 students, many attended AAVSO meetings Roughly 358 variables observed, 111 new or revised periods Friedel and Kundsin, Photographic Observations of RS Oph, 1958 (first student paper) 44 AAVSO Abstract papers by students 41 AAVSO Journal papers by students
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Receiving Olcott Distinguished Service Award, 2002
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AAVSO Publications 4 books 16 AAVSO Abstract papers 36 AAVSO Journal papers (last in 2002)
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Dorrits Contributions to the AAVSO Years of service to AAVSO
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Dorrits Contributions to the AAVSO Years of service to AAVSO Mentoring of students
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Dorrits Contributions to the AAVSO Years of service to AAVSO Mentoring of students Papers (JAAVSO)
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Dorrits Contributions to the AAVSO Years of service to AAVSO Mentoring of students Papers (JAAVSO) Finding Janet!
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