PTYS alumnus Dr. Guy Consolmagno, S.J. (1978) is the recipient of the 2014 Carl Sagan Medal for Excellence in Public Communication in Planetary Science from the Division for Planetary Sciences (DPS)  of the American Astronomical Society. The Sagan Medal was "established by the DPS to recognize and honor outstanding communication by an active planetary scientist to the general public. It is to be awarded to scientists whose efforts have significantly contributed to a public understanding of, and enthusiasm for, planetary science."

Brother Guy is an astronomer at the Vatican Observatory. His Sagan award lecture titled, "Discarded Worlds: Astronomical Ideas That Were Almost Correct," was given at Centennial Hall on the University of Arizona campus during the 46th annual DPS meeting held in Tucson, November 9-14. Keep up with Brother Guy by reading his blog, Specolations.