Joseph E. Boling Awarded Honorary Doctorate of Numismatics
Longtime Summer Seminar instructor Joseph E. Boling was awarded
the honorary degree of Doctor of Numismatics from the American
Numismatic Association's Florence Schook School of Numismatics on
Thursday in Colorado Springs, Colo.
Boling is the eighth recipient of this honor - a fact sure to
please Boling, as he is an avid collector of items containing the
number 8, including purchasing the eighth official medal set struck
for the World's Fair of MoneySM every year.
Boling has taught at 14 consecutive Summer Seminars.
"Only Joe knows, without looking it up, exactly how many students
he has taught in his Military Payment Certificate, Exhibit Judging
and Detection of Counterfeit World Paper Money classes. He is,
after all, a numbers guy - and, we might add, a very dedicated and
effective instructor," said ANA Executive Director Jeff
Shevlin.
The ANA's current Chief Judge, Boling is also a former member of
the ANA Board of Governors, the 2005 recipient of the Farran Zerbe
Memorial Award for Distinguished Service and an ANA member for 37
years. He is a former president of the International Bank Note
Society and former secretary of the Pacific Northwest Numismatic
Association.
Boling is a retired Army colonel, with a dual concentration
MBA.
Upon receiving the award, Boling said, "I am terribly honored to
receive this. I called (Summer Seminar Project Manager Susan
McMillan) to recommend someone for the award who wasn't here this
week. But I'm happy to be his replacement."
The American Numismatic Association is a congressionally chartered
nonprofit educational organization dedicated to encouraging people
to study and collect money and related items. The ANA helps its
27,000 members and the public discover and explore the world of
money through its vast array of education and outreach programs, as
well as its museum, library, publications, conventions and
seminars. For more information, call 719-632-2646 or go to
www.money.org.