▁Regin a ▁Medal ▁of ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Library ▁Association ; ▁a ▁National ▁Jewish ▁Book ▁Award ▁( 1 9 8 0 ); ▁the ▁Christopher ▁Medal ▁for ▁Ill ustration ▁( 1 9 8 1 ); ▁and ▁the ▁American ▁Library ▁Association ' s ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁Ar b uth not ▁C itation , ▁and ▁West port ' s ▁( CT ) ▁L if etime ▁Ach iev ement ▁Award ▁for ▁the ▁Visual ▁Arts , ▁among ▁others . ▁On ▁July ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Fish er ▁was ▁announced ▁as ▁a ▁final ist ▁for ▁the ▁pr estig ious ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁NS K ▁Ne ust adt ▁Prize ▁for ▁Children ' s ▁Liter ature . ▁ ▁He ▁formerly ▁served ▁ ▁on ▁the ▁advis ory ▁board ▁of ▁the ▁master ▁of ▁fine ▁arts ▁program ▁of ▁Western ▁Connecticut ▁State ▁University ; ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Low ▁Committee ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Britain ▁Museum ▁of ▁American ▁Art ▁( CT ); ▁is ▁on ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Direct ors ▁of ▁the ▁West port ▁Arts ▁Center ▁serving ▁as ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁West port ▁Art ists ▁Museum ▁Committee ; ▁and ▁is ▁de an ▁emer it us ▁of ▁the ▁Pa ier ▁College ▁of ▁Art ▁( CT ). ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Society ▁of ▁Ill ust rat ors ▁( N Y ), ▁P . E . N .; ▁and ▁the ▁Auth ors ▁Gu ild . ▁In ▁addition ▁he ▁is ▁a ▁L if etime ▁Member ▁of ▁both ▁the ▁Silver mine ▁Gu ild ▁of ▁Art ists ▁( CT ) ▁and