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The North American Vexillological Association (NAVA; (フランス語:Association nord-américaine de vexillologie)) is an American and Canadian membership organization devoted to vexillology, the scientific and scholarly study of flags. It was founded in 1967 by American vexillologist Whitney Smith and others. The association publishes ''Raven: A Journal of Vexillology,'' an annual peer-reviewed journal, the ''Flag Research Quarterly,'' for vexillological topics and inter-disciplinary discussion, and ''NAVA News,'' a quarterly newsletter.〔,〕 The association honors achievement in the field with several honors and awards: * Whitney Smith Fellows: an individual who makes an outstanding contribution to North American vexillology may be elected to this honor by the association's executive board. An honoree is entitled to use the postnominals "WSF"; * Honorary membership: an individual who renders distinguished service to the association that otherwise furthers the purposes of the association may receive this honor. It is restricted to persons who are not members and past presidents of the association; * Captain William Driver Award: presented to the individual who presents the best paper at the Association's annual meeting; * Kevin Harrington Award: presented to the individual who authors the best article to appear in a non-vexillological publication during the preceding year; * John Purcell Award: presented to an individual for an exemplary contribution that promotes public understanding of vexillology in North America; * Doreen Braverman Award: presented to an organizational member who supports the association’s mission by making a significant contribution to the vexillological community; and * Presidential citations: presented to members who make significant contributions to the association or to vexillology but whose accomplishments do not fall within the criteria for other awards.〔,〕 The association is a charter member of the ''International Federation of Vexillological Associations'', and is among the largest vexillological organizations. == Principal officers == : () *President: John M. Hartvigsen *First Vice President: Anne M. Platoff, M.S., M.A., FF *Second Vice President: Kenneth W. Reynolds, Ph.D. *Secretary: Steven A. Knowlton M.L.I.S *Treasurer: Christopher P. Bedwell *Editor, ''Raven: A Journal of Vexillology'': Kenneth W. Reynolds, Ph.D. *Editor, ''Flag Research Quarterly'': Kenneth A. Hartvigsen, Ph.D. *Editor, ''NAVA News'': Byron DeLear 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「North American Vexillological Association」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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