NESFA - New England Science Fiction Association

The Fellowship of NESFA (FN)

by Anthony R. Lewis

The Fellowship was created to honor those people who have made a significant contribution to NESFA and to the furtherance of its aims. The Fellowship is modeled after academic fellowships and Fellows are awarded the privilege of the postnominal abbreviation FN. New Fellows are installed at an annual banquet each fall. The date after each name shows the year of election; if no date is given, the year is 1976, when the Fellowship was established. † signifies that a Fellow has died.

The original proposal was to call this the Order of the Spaceship and Sun after the imperial insignia in the Foundation series. Approval was obtained from Isaac Asimov for this, but in the end it was decided that Fellowship of NESFA was more appropriate for our aims.

The new Fellows are elected each Fall and announced at the Fellowship Banquet held in November at various restaurants around the area. If the new Fellow cannot attend, they are taken out to dinner at the next Boskone or Worldcon which they do attend. Each fellow receives a Certificate of Fellowship suitable for framing, etc.

The Fellows are listed by year of creation; there is also an alphabetical list.

Founding Fellows
Linda Ann Kent
Dr. Isaac Asimov†
Krissy [Benders]
Ben Bova
Judy-Lynn del Rey†
Lester del Rey†
William H. Desmond
Donald E. Eastlake III
Jill Eastlake
Marsha Elkin
Paul F. Galvin
Richard Harter
Dr. Anthony Lewis
Suford Lewis
Edwin W. Meyer, Jr.
George & Andrea Mitchell
Marilyn J. Niven
Cory Seidman Panshin
Frank Prieto
Karen Blank Ranade
A. Joseph Ross, J.D.
Elliot Kay Shorter
Col. Harry C. Stubbs†
Leslie J. Turek
David A. Vanderwerf
Andrew A. Whyte†
Robert K. Wiener

Class of 1977
Ann A. Broomhead
Ellen F. Franklin
Selina Lovett
Anne McCaffrey
R. Terry McCutchen

Class of 1978
William Carton
Dr. George Flynn†
Jo Ann Wood

Class of 1979
Charles J. Hitchcock
Dr. James F. Hudson

Class of 1980
Wendell Y. G. Ing
Rick Katze, J.D.
Robert J. Spence

Class of 1981
David Anderson
Wendy Glasser
Kath A. Horne
Patricia A. Vandenberg

Class of 1982
Deborah King

Class of 1983
Brons [James Burrows]
Michael DiGenio
Monty Wells†

Class of 1984
Claire Anderson

Class of 1985
Dr. Mark L. Olson

Class of 1986
Richard Ferree
Ben Yalow

Class of 1987
David A. Cantor

Class of 1988
Jim Mann
Laurie Mann
Kelly Persons
Sharon Sbarsky

Class of 1989
Priscilla Olson
Joseph Rico

Class of 1990
Pam Fremon
Ruth L. Sachter
Greg Thokar

Class of 1991
Elisabeth Carey
Merle Insinga
Allen Kent
Bruce Pelz†

Class of 1992
Aron Insinga
Joe Mayhew†

Class of 1993
Gay Ellen Dennett
Kurt C. Siegel

Class of 1994
Don D'Ammassa
Mark Hertel

Class of 1995
Bob Eggleton
Tim Szczesuil

Class of 1996
Kenneth Knabbe

Class of 1997
Joe Siclari
Davey Snyder

Class of 1998
Bonnie Atwood
Dr. Ted Atwood
Patrick Nielsen Hayden
Teresa Nielsen Hayden

Class of 1999
Dr. Deb Geisler

Class of 2000
none

Class of 2001
Mike Benveniste

Class of 2002
Vincent Di Fate

Class of 2003
David G. Grubbs
Alice Naomi Sophronia Lewis
Mike Resnick

Class of 2004
Shirley Avery
Martin Deutsch
Rick Kovalcik

Class of 2005
Tim Roberge
Erwin S. "Filthy Pierre" Strauss

Class of 2006
Dale Farmer
Michael J. Walsh

Class of 2007
Ellen Asher

Alphabetical Listing of Fellows
Linda Ann Allen Claire Anderson (1984) David Anderson (1981) Ellen Asher (2007) Dr. Isaac Asimov† Bonnie Atwood (1998) Ted Atwood (1998) Shirley Avery (2004) Krissy [Benders] Mike Benveniste (2001) Ben Bova Brons [James Burrows] (1983) Ann A. Broomhead (1977) David A. Cantor (1987) Elisabeth Carey (1991) William Carton (1978) Don D'Ammassa (1994) Judy-Lynn Benjamin del Rey† Lester del Rey† Gay Ellen Dennett (1993) William H. Desmond Martin Deutsch (2004) Vincent Di Fate (2002) Michael DiGenio (1983) Donald E. Eastlake III Jill Eastlake Bob Eggleton (1995) Marsha Elkin Dale Farmer (2006) Richard Ferree (1986) Dr. George Flynn (1978) † Ellen F. Franklin (1977) Pam Fremon (1990)	Paul F. Galvin Dr. Deb Geisler (1999) Wendy Glasser (1981) David G. Grubbs (2003) Richard Harter Mark Hertel (1994) Charles J. Hitchcock (1979) Kath A. Horne (1981) Dr. James F. Hudson (1979) Wendell Y. G. Ing (1980) Aron Insinga (1992) Merle Insinga (1991) Marsha Elkin Jones Rick Katze, J.D. (1980) Allen Kent (1991) Deborah King (1982) Kenneth Knabbe (1996) Rick Kovalcik (2004) Dr. Anthony R. Lewis Alice Naomi Sophronia Lewis (2003) Suford Lewis Selina Lovett (1977) Anne McCaffrey (1977) R. Terry McCutchen (1977) Jim Mann (1988) Laurie Mann (1988) Joe Mayhew (1992) † Edwin W. Meyer, Jr. George & Andrea Mitchell Patrick Nielsen Hayden (1998) Teresa Nielsen Hayden (1998) Marilyn J. Niven	Dr. Mark L. Olson (1985) Priscilla Pollner Olson (1989) Cory Seidman Panshin Bruce Pelz (1991)† Kelly Persons (1988) Frank Prieto Karen Blank Ranade Mike Resnick (2003) Joseph Rico (1989) Tim Roberge (2005) A. Joseph Ross, J.D. Ruth L. Sachter (1990) Sharon Sbarsky (1988) Elliot Kay Shorter Joe Siclari (1997) Kurt C. Siegel (1993) Davey Snyder (1997) Robert J. Spence (1980) Erwin S. "Filthy Pierre" Strauss (2005) Col. Harry C. Stubbs† Tim Szczesuil (1995) Greg Thokar (1990) Leslie J. Turek Patricia A. Vandenberg (1981) David A. Vanderwerf Michael J. Walsh (2006) Monty Wells (1983) † Andrew Adams Whyte † Robert Wiener Jo Ann Wood (1978) Ben Yalow (1986)