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American Numismatic Association

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 1, 2003

CONTACT: Stephen Bobbitt
Telephone 719/632-2646 x113
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ANA NAMES ED ROCHETTE
2003 NUMISMATIST OF THE YEAR

The American Numismatic Association (ANA) confers its "Numismatist of
the Year" Award in recognition of overall devotion and dedication to the
ANA and numismatics.
This year's recipient is ANA Executive Director Emeritus Edward C.
Rochette of Colorado Springs, Colorado.
A lifelong collector, Rochette has devoted nearly all his adult life
to ANA service. Joining the Association's staff as editor of the ANA's
magazine in 1966, he spent most of his first 20 years as executive vice
president. He retired from his staff position, and in 1987 was elected to
the ANA Board of Governors, serving as vice president from 1989 to 1991
and president from 1991 to 1993.
In 1998, at the recommendation of the ANA President's Advisory
Council and with the approval of the Board of Governors, Rochette returned
to the ANA staff as interim executive director. A year later, he was asked
to take the position permanently, and in 2001 his contracted was extended
two years. He stepped aside from the day-to-day operations of the
Association on January 1, 2003, taking on the role of senior advisor
responsible for fund-raising until his retirement on July 31.
During his second tenure as executive director, Rochette oversaw the
complete remodeling and expansion of the ANA's Money Museum and Library;
creation of the Harry W. Bass Jr. Gallery of United States gold coins by
the Bass foundation; and the make-over of the Association's Numismatist
magazine, now in its 116th year of publication.
As a member of the ANA staff and Board of Governors, Rochette was
instrumental in the recovery of some of numismatics' greatest rarities,
including an 1804 Draped Bust silver dollar belonging to Willis du Pont.
The coin now resides in the Smithsonian Institution National Numismatic
Collection.
Thirty-five years ago, Rochette launched the week-long ANA Summer
Seminar in Colorado Springs with 17 students and instructors. This year,
the now two-week Summer Seminar attracted 450 students and instructors who
participated in 34 classes and 13 mini-seminars.
A native of Worcester, Massachusetts, Rochette served in the United
States Navy during World War II, and attended Washington University in St.
Louis, and Clark University in Worcester. A prolific writer, he has
authored several numismatic books, including The Romance of Coin
Collecting, Medallic Portraits of John F. Kennedy and Making Money: Rogues
and Rascals Who've Made Their Own. For many years, he wrote a weekly
coin column nationally syndicated by the Los Angeles Times and a monthly
column for COINage magazine, and he continues to pen his monthly column
"The Other Side of the Coin" for the ANA's Numismatist magazine. Before
joining the ANA staff, Rochette was executive editor of Numismatic News,
where he remained a regular contributor until he returned to the ANA
staff.
Rochette is a recipient of the ANA's Glenn Smedley Memorial and
Lifetime Achievement Awards, Medal of Merit, and the Association's highest
honor, the Farran Zerbe Memorial Award for Distinguished Service. He also
is a Numismatic Hall of Fame inductee.
Rochette served on the United States Assay Commission, was named a
Numismatic Ambassador by Numismatic News, and has received the Numismatic
Literary Guild's coveted Clemy Award and Sandra Rae Mishler gold medal for
original research.
After leaving the Board of Governors in 1993, Rochette was
instrumental in developing the numismatic exhibit at the International
Olympic Committee's at its museum in Lausanne, Switzerland, and has served
as a numismatic consultant to the United States Olympic Committee and the
United States Air Force Academy.
"While I am deeply honored to receive this recognition, little could
have been accomplished had it not been for the help and support of the
dedicated staff at ANA headquarters in Colorado Springs," Rochette says.
"It is to them that I owe sincere thanks and gratitude for their
willingness to take the extra measures necessary to achieve success with
our many programs. I accept this award in their name."
In bestowing this award, the American Numismatic Association
expresses the sincere appreciation of its members to Edward C. Rochette,
Numismatist of the Year.


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