American Name Society Spring Newsletter

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The American Name Society is pleased to share the ANS 2016 Spring Newsletter.
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In this issue 

The American Name Society  2017 Conferences  
Guest speaker ……………………………1 
Call for Papers ………………………...... 2 
Panel “Names and Multilingualism” …... 2 

An Update from the President …………. 3 
ANS Membership ………………………. 3 
Sponsor a student ……………………… 3 
Want to get more involved in the ANS? … 4

ANS online ………………………………… 4 

2016 ANS Annual Conference Washington, D.C. 
Washington D.C. 2016 in Review …….. 4 
Emerging Scholar Award 2015 ……..… 6 
Award: Best Article in Names 2015 ..,… 6 
Name of the Year 2015 ……………...… 7 
Washington D.C. 2016 in Pictures ……. 8 
New officers for 2016 …………….…… 10

Onomastic Research Worldwide
A New Scholarly Society for Onomastic Research ………………………….…… 10 
The Names Institute: Call for Papers ……10 

In Memoriam  
W.F.H. "Bill" Nicolaisen (1927-2016) …….11 
Dwan Shipley (1947-2016) ……….….. 11 

ANS Executive Council for 2016 …….. 12 

Editor’s Message …………………….…. 13

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