Leonid Pryadko, a professor of physics and astronomy, has been selected by the American Physical Society (APS) as one of 147 outstanding referees for 2018 who “have demonstrated exceptional work in the assessment of manuscripts published in the Physical Review journals.” Instituted in 2008, the Outstanding Referee program annually recognizes with this lifetime award approximately 150 of the currently active referees for their work. The selection this year was made from 30 years of records on more than 67,000 referees who were called upon to review manuscripts, including more than 40,000 that were submitted in 2017. The basis for the Outstanding Referees selection takes into account the quality, number and timeliness of a referee’s reports, without regard for membership in the APS, country of origin, or field of research. The 2018 honorees come from 29 different countries. Pryadko will receive a lapel pin and a certificate to commemorate his achievement. The American Physical Society is a non-profit membership organization representing 54,000 members, including physicists in academia, national laboratories and industry in the United States and throughout the world.