The study of the Universe has traditionally had tremendous appeal
to non-specialists.  Undergraduates at Stony Brook demonstrate this
interest every year by the very large enrollments in the lower division
astronomy courses for the non-specialists, AST 101, "Introduction to
Astronomy", AST 105, "Introduction to the Solar System", and AST 248,
"The Search for Life in the Universe".  While majors in the physical
sciences are recognized for excellence through the conferring of a
variety of departmental and college prizes, no such opportunity has
been available for the non-specialist who excels in the science course
taken for general interest.  To acknowledge the importance of outreach
in science and to recognize the importance of the non-scientists in our
curriculum, the Department of Physics and Astronomy has established the
A.M. Feingold Prize in Astronomy.  The prize, which consists of a book
and a certificate, will be awarded each term to the students of high
achievement and outstanding potential in each of the three courses, AST
101, 105, and 248.  All registered students are eligible, but the emphasis
will be to recognize those in the non-technical disciplines.

The prize winners and their majors (General Studies if not declared) are listed below:

	AST 101 Intro to Astronomy	AST 105 Intro Solar System	AST 248 Search for Life
Fall 2000
	Grace Ho Freshman General Studies	Ed Coffin Senior Sociology	Adi Zolotov Freshman General Studies
Spring 2001
	Danielle Mancuso Sophomore General Studies	Jeffery Renert Sophomore General Studies	Thomas Rouge Junior Applied Mathematics
Fall 2001
	Mary Jane Potocnik Freshman Psychology	Raheel Khan Freshman Computer Science	Jesse Miner Sophomore Astronomy