2020 February
The American Astronomical Society has recently established a new accolade, Fellow of AAS, which honors members for extraordinary achievement and service. According to AAS “Fellows will be recognized for original research and publication, innovative contributions to astronomical techniques or instrumentation, significant contributions to education and public outreach, and noteworthy service to astronomy and the Society itself.”
https://aas.org/press/aas-announces-first-class-aas-fellows
https://lsa.umich.edu/astro/news-events/all-news/search-news/u-m-astronomy-faculty-announced-as-aas-fellows.html