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Director, Membership Star Program: Nan Carder
Contact Address: 6120 East Ave G
Lancaster, CA 93535
Phone #: 661.946.2255
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The Membership Star Program began January 1, 1991, to recognize those members who bring in new members to the Photographic Society of America.  A  referring (sponsoring) member is sent a "thank you" recognition email by the Director within a month of the referral.  The referring member's name is listed in the PSA Journal following the new member's name.
 
Beginning with the referral's listed in the January 1991, PSA Journal, data was gathered by Icy Sowards, APSA. In 2008 a database was developed by Stuart Lynn and it is continually updated by the Director of the Membership Star Program. Membership Stars are awarded automatically when a member completes the required number of referrals. Continuous membership is required to receive stars.

First Star = 10 new members
Second Star = 25 new members total
Third Star (presentation box) = 45 new members total
Fourth Star = 70 new members total
Fifth Star (plaque) = 100 new members total
Ruby Star (plaque) = 200 new members total
Diamond Star (plaque) = 400 new members total

Actual medal star awards are presented at a local meeting for Membership Stars one through four.  A presentation box is provided with the Third Membership Star.  This box will hold Membership Stars one through four.  A plaque with the Membership Star is presented during the PSA Annual Conference to those who earn the Fifth Membership Star, the Ruby Star Award, or the Diamond Star Award.  Those who have earned five Membership Stars and the Ruby Membership Star or more are listed on this webpage.

Those members referring more than five PSA members during the previous year are listed in the May publication of PSA Who's Who in Membership and at the bottom of this webpage. 
Members who have
earned Five
Membership Stars  
1995 Jozef Aerts, FPSA, EPSA
2001 Peter Phoon Kwong, APSA *
2001 Icy Sowards, APSA
2002 Bob Gorrill, APSA
 2007 Joseph K.S. Tan, APSA, PPSA
 2008 Tony Le Kim Thuan, APSA
 2009 Joanne Stolte, APSA, EPSA
 2010 Kathy O'Donnell
 2010 Jean Timmermeister, FPSA
 2011 Wang Ying
 2011 Gia Trung
                                                                                                           * = deceased
Members who have
earned
Ruby
Membership Star
Award
 2009  Jozef Aerts, FPSA, EPSA
 2010  Joanne Stolte, APSA, EPSA
2011  Kathleen O’Donnell
Who's Who Membership 2009:

Members who sponsored five
or more
new
members



Joanne Stolte, APSA, EPSA
Kathleen O’Donnell
David Daduan Deng
Susan Bailey
Jozef Aerts, FPSA, EPSA
Mike Brouphy
Thomas Lang, APSA, EPSA
Deke Cloyd
Mary Hall, APSA
Jean Timmermeister, FPSA
Victor Pizzolato
Lisa Schnelzer
Denis Whelehan
Wang Ying
Janet Bigalke
Pat Gordy
Joseph K.S. Tan, APSA, PPSA
John Baltz
Wesley Kirkpatrick
Barbara Miller, FPSA, PPSA
Ravinder K. Paul
Jerry Fornarotto
Trung Thuy Hoang

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Syed Javaid Abbas Kazi, FPSA
Ayman Lotfy
Tony Le Kim Thuan, APSA
Kathy Wall
Susan Cowles, PPSA
Gary Farber
Louisa Chui King Lau
Richard Whitley, APSA, PPSA Kathleen Braun, APSA
Nellie Bretherick
Christopher Brocious
Arabella Dane
John Davis Jr., APSA, PPSA
Phung Dong
Olaf Du Randt
Lu Genwei
Dennis Hirning, PPSA
Carole Kropscot, APSA
Donald Lyon, APSA
Larry McDonald
Henry Ng, PPSA
Florence Robin

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Joanne Stolte, APSA, EPSA, receives the second Ruby Membership Star Plaque from PSA President Fred Greene, FPSA, EPSA, at the 2010 PSA Conference in Charleston, SC. 
Jozef Aerts, FPSA, EPSA, receives the first Ruby Membership Star Plaque at the 2009 PSA Conference in West Yellowstone. 
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