ANS Graduate Seminar Alumni News

        As announced in the last issue of the ANSNewsletter, the ANS Graduate Seminar Alumni Group has been established and is actively seeking members and news of members. ANS alumni are encouraged to send news and notes to the Group President, Prof. Jane DeRose Evans ('83), janeevan@vm.temple.edu; Art History, 8th Floor Ritter Annex, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19119.
Stephen Brunet (1986) has received his Ph.D. from the University of Texas, and has been named Assistant Professor at the University of New Hampshire.
Ann-Marie Knoblauch (1990) has been named Assistant Professor in the Department of Art and Art History, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, VA.
Bruce LaForse (1994) has been named Visiting Assistant Professor at the University of Mississippi.
Kristina Milnor (1994) has been named Assistant Professor at Barnard College
Sarah Pomeroy (1968) is a candidate for President-elect of the American Philological Association.
Marilyn (Higbee) Walker (1996) A daughter, Elizabeth Whitney Walker, was born on July 27 to Marilyn and Brent Walker at Mt. Sinai Hospital. Prior to acceptance in the Seminar, Marilyn was an ANS Schwartz Fellow for the 1995/6 academic year.

 Leadership Nominations ANS Councillors, Officers Nominated

        At its meeting on July 18, the Society's Council nominated five incumbent Councillors for election to new three-year terms at the Society's Annual Meeting on October 24, 1998. Those nominated for the term ending 2001 are:
        Prof. Jere Bacharach, Professor of History, University of Washington, Seattle and Director of the Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington. Prof. Bacharach currently serves on the Society's Standing Committees on Islamic Coins and on Technology and Technical Applications.
        Prof. Roger A. Hornsby, Professor and Past Chairman of the Department of Classics (Ret.), Iowa State University, Iowa City, Iowa. Prof. Hornsby is Second Vice-President of the ANS, a member of the Executive Committee of the Council and ANS Delegate to the American Council of Learned Societies. In addition, he serves as Chairman of the Standing Committee on Roman and Byzantine Coins and of the Acquisitions Committee, and as a member of the Publications Committee and the Huntington Award Committee, of which he is past Chairman.
        Prof. John H. Kroll, Professor of Classics, University of Texas, Austin. Prof. Kroll is currently Chairman of the Publications Committee and of the Society's Long Range Planning Committee. He is also a member of the Committee on Operations and Management of the ANS.
        Prof. Thomas R. Martin, the Jeremiah O'Connor Professor in Classics, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Massachusetts. Prof. Martin serves as Chairman of the ANS Committee on Technology and Technical Applications and as a member of the Committee on Governance, the Personnel Committee, and the Standing Committee on Education.
        Dr. Stephen K. Scher, President, Scher Chemicals, Clifton, New Jersey and former Professor of History of Art, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island. Dr. Scher is Chairman of the Standing Committee on Medieval and Modern Coins and a member of the Medals and Decorations Committee and of both the Saltus and Huntington Award Committees, as well as the Committee on Operations and Management.
        Those nominated comprise the slate of the Nominating Committee to be presented for election as Councillors at the Annual Meeting of the ANS. Additional nominations, filed in accordance with the provisions of Article 6.3 of the Society's Constitution, must be reported to the Secretary at least 15 days before the Annual Meeting.

Officers Nominated
        The Society's Council also adopted the report of the Nominating Committee for Officers of the American Numismatic Society for the coming year. The following slate will be placed in nomination at the Organization Meeting of the ANS following the Annual Meeting on October 24. Named are:
Arthur A. Houghton, President
Donald G. Partrick, First Vice-President
Roger A. Hornsby, Second Vice-President
Jonathan Kagan, Treasurer
Leslie A. Elam, Executive Director and Secretary
Terrance Lindall, Assistant Treasurer


ANS Associates Elected Associates Elected

        The Society's governing Council elected 26 Associates at its meeting of July 18, either as new or reinstated members of the ANS. Newly elected Associates are:
Mr. Peter van Alfen, Austin, TX
Mr. Gerald M. Bilkes, Princeton, NJ
Ms. Mary E. Downs, Chula, CA
Dr. Jerome Eisenberg, New York, NY
Mr. Joseph M. Ercolano, Fairfield, CT
Mr. Nikolas Gascard, Peterborough, NH
Dr. Gustavo A. Granada, Cali, Valle, Colombia
Mr. Jonathan Gratch, New York, NY
Ms. Melanie D. Grunow, Ann Arbor, MI
Mr. W.C. Halliburton, Mc Comb, MS
Mr. Shail Kumar, Flushing, NY
Leu Numismatics Ltd., Zurich, Switzerland
Ms. Elizabeth Marlowe, New York, NY
Dr. Johannes Nolle, Munchen, Germany
Osterreichische Akad. Wissenschaften, Vienna, Austria
Mr. David M. Parker, Blountstown, FL
Mr. Michael Radigan, Old Bridge, NJ
Mr. Rudy L. Ruggles Jr., Ridgefield, CT
Mr. John M. Skrhak, Dallas, TX
Mr. Barry J. Smith, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Ms. Susan E. Spinale, Cambridge, MA
Mr. Michael Stephens, Warren, OH
Ms. Tasha Vorderstrasse, Chicago, IL
Mr. William J. Winter, Bausman, PA
Ms. Mary Anne Yohe, Fairfax, VA

        In addition, Mr. Christian Briggs, Plano, TX, was reinstated as an Associate Member of the Society.
        Associate membership in the ANS is open to all with an interest in numismatics. Members receive a range of benefits including the Society's annual journal, American Journal of Numismatics, and are informed about forthcoming events and opportunities through receipt of the quarterly ANSNewsletter and special mailings. An added benefit instituted in 1997 and continued this year provides members the opportunity to receive a free subscription to the Colonial Newsletter, a journal devoted to the numismatic history of the United States in the pre-Federal period. CNL, of which three issues appear each year, was donated to the ANS by the CNL Foundation as of 1997.

New Life Members
        At its July 18 meeting, the Council recorded with pleasure the following conversions to Life Membership;
Mr. Richard M. Beleson, San Francisco, CA (Assoc. 1995)
Mr. Henry Bergos, Brooklyn, NY (Assoc. 1973)
Mr. Hans Berquin, Brussels, Belgium (Assoc. 1995)
Dr. Jerome Eisenberg, New York, NY (Assoc. 1998)
Dr. James H. Schwartz, New York, NY (Assoc. 1971; Fellow 1981)
        All ANS members have the option to convert to Life Membership by the one-time payment of $1,000. Life Associates and Life Fellows are excused from the payment of annual dues and thus are spared any increase in dues.
        

 ANS Circle Memberships ANS Circle Memberships

        The "surge" of ANS members electing to join or renew their memberships as Circle Members continued unabated through the last quarter, adding significantly to the numbers of members who take advantage of the tiered dues structure to enjoy increased benefits and discounts while providing additional, much needed support for our organization.
        A significant incentive, no doubt, is our offer of the very fine ANS "Signature" Tote Bag, which proved so popular when issued in limited quantities in 1994, as a gift to all ANS members joining an ANS Circle in 1998. Members signing up as a Gold, Electrum, Silver, or Bronze Circle Member for 1998 will receive this attractive and sturdy bag in addition to the other benefits enjoyed by Circle Members. This bag, which features the distinctive ANS logo, identifies one as a contributing member of this world-renowned organization.
        All ANS Circle Members for 1998 will receive an invitation to the President's Reception at this year's NYINC at the World Trade Center on December 4. In addition, Gold Circle Members will go on to a special dinner hosted by ANS President Arthur Houghton. Roger Hornsby, ANS Councillor and retired Professor of Classics, will give an informal talk to the dinner guests.
        The Society expresses appreciation to the following members who have joined the Gold, Electrum, Silver, and Bronze Circles for 1998 during the second quarter of this year:

Gold Circle ($1,000)
Mr. Michel Klat, Reading, Berks, Great Britain
Dr. Arnold-Peter C. Weiss MD, Barrington, RI

Silver Circle ($250)
Mr. William S. Andreas, Marlboro, MA
Mr. James LaSarre, Greenwood, IN
Mr. David B. Simpson, Tenafly, NJ
Hon. Abraham D. Sofaer, Palo Alto, CA
Mr. Landon Thomas, New York, NY
Mr. John Stephen Wagner Jr., Dallas, TX
Mr. Albert J. Zaloom, Norwood, NJ

Bronze Circle ($100)
Bahrain Monetary Agency, Manama, Bahrain
Ms. M. Cruces Blazquez Cerrato, Salamanca, Spain
Mr. James K. Brandt, Pearl River, NY
Prof. Steven Cerutti, Greenville, NC
Prof. Alan B. Coleman, Sea Ranch, CA
Mr. Jean-Paul Divo, Zurich, Switzerland
Mr. Raphael Ellenbogen, Upper Arlington, OH
Mr. Ray Flanigan, Butler, NJ
Dr. Charles R. Forbes, Brookline, MA
Dr. Antonio Alberto Guerrino, Buenos Aires, Argent
Mr. Ronald D. Hartwick, Dallas, TX
Mr. Georges Husni, Paris, France
Prof. C. P. Jones, Cambridge, MA
Mr. Joseph F. Keane, Hyde Park, MA
Lt. Col. A. George Mallis, Springfield, MA
Mrs. Lia Meissner, Bogota, Colombia
Mr. W. J. Noble, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Mr. Robert J. Rhue, Denver, CO
Mr. Robert J. Riethe, Ardmore, PA
Mr. C. Barry Schaefer, Greenwich, CT
Mr. R. Tettenhorst, St. Louis, MO
Mr. Michael J. Weller, San Francisco, CA
Mr. Douglas A. Winter, Dallas, TX

 Annual Report Available Annual Report Available

The Society's Annual Report for the period ended September 30, 1997 is in the mail to all ANS members. Copies are available to others on request. The Report is introduced by ANS President Arthur Houghton who highlights the events and activities of the past year. Important acquisitions in both the Coin Department and in the Library are described and illustrated. Statistically, 14,217 coins and related objects were acquired and 4,962 books and other library materials were added; in both instances the great majority were by gift.
        The section on Educational Programs and Awards details the Society's commitment during the past year to numismatic research and scholarship, and the dissemination of information in many and varied forums, both here at the ANS and elsewhere. The ANS is rightfully proud that both the number of awards administered by the Society and the number of funded public programs increased during the past year. The narrative portion of the Report also discusses the publications issued during the period, including the inception of the Colonial Newsletter as an ANS journal.
        Happily names were added to each of the aggregate giving categories recognizing Benefactors of the Society at the $200,000 level, Patrons at $50,000, and Sponsors at $10,000. The ANS is certainly grateful to loyal donors whose contributions build the collections and support the mission of our organization. Donors during the past year are reported by giving levels and by categories. Especially heartwarming is to see the many members who appear several times bespeaking widespread generosity.
        Publication of the Report also provides an up-to-date listing of Council, staff, and the various ANS Standing Committees. Committee membership changes frequently according those interested the opportunity to serve the ANS is this useful capacity. The Roll of Members forms an important part of the Report; of interest is the growing number of Life Members who elect to pay a one-time fee of $1,000 to avoid the annual assessment. The listing also indicates the date of initial membership – to honor our longtime members, the ANS provides lapel pins identifying significant milestones from 25 through 50 years of membership. Fifty-Year Members are honored at special ceremonies as part of our annual Membership Appreciation Day at the ANS.
        
New Edition of ANS Constitution
        Distributed with the Annual Report is an updated edition of the Society's Constitution and By-Laws, reflecting a number of amendments since the last printing of 1989. Additional copies of this document will be mailed upon request.

 Annual Giving Have You Overlooked Annual Giving?

        Many of you have given, and we thank you again for your generosity. We are, however, $25,000 short of our 1998 goal of $100,000 from the members and friends of the Society in support of our core programs. We turn to the members who have not yet contributed to Annual Giving to consider a gift before September 30, the end of our current fiscal year.
        You will remember the letter all members received from Arnold Peter Weiss, a member of our governing Council and Chair of this year's campaign. In his letter, Dr. Weiss spoke of all the special events taking place this year. We still have the following events to look forward to:
        In addition, we enjoyed meeting a number of our members at the ANA Convention in Portland, where we had a special exhibit prepared by Dr. Ute Wartenberg, the Society's new Assistant Director, who also spoke at the Educational Theater during the show.
        At the NYINC in December, the ANS will sponsor a special exhibition of Turkish coins from the famous Jem Sultan collection recently donated to the Society. ANS Fellow William Warden has organized a symposium on Turkic coins which will take place at the NYINC on December 5.

A Meaningful Benefit
        Perhaps one of the best benefits of ANS membership is belonging to an organization that strives to maintain and enrich a tradition of excellence in numismatic studies. The Society also tries to keep the membership aware through its publications, especially the American Journal of Numismatics, published annually by the ANS and circulated as a perquisite of membership.

Special Premium Offered
         As a special inducement, members are offered a premium gift in return for their generosity. Donors of $250 or more to the 1998 Annual Giving campaign will receive the new book produced by the British Museum Press, "Money, A History." This profusely illustrated catalogue traces the growth and development of monetary systems from the earliest beginnings through the present, covering the entire world of numismatics. The final part of the book focuses on the processes by which money has become a global phenomenon. This is an exceptional book with pictures of great clarity – a fine addition to any library, and our gift to you for your contribution of $250.

Your Support Needed
        Demonstrate your support for the ANS and all that it offers by giving each year to the Annual Giving. We depend on your support and we look forward to your response to this appeal. An Annual Giving form is enclosed for your convenience.