Awards for Distinguished Professional Contributions: 1980.

Recognizing the diversity of roles and activities in which many professional psychologists are engaged, beginning in 1979 Professional Awards have been presented to three individual members of the Association whose distinguished contributions have served to advance psychology as a profession in the area of knowledge, in public service, and in professional practice. The 1980 recipients, honored at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association in Montreal, were as follows: for "Distinguished Professional Contributions to Applied Psychology as a Professional Practice," Douglas W. Bray and Zygmunt A. Piotrowski; for "Distinguished Professional Contributions to Knowledge," Leonard D. Eron; and, for "Distinguished Professional Contributions to Public Service," Nicholas Hobbs. A citation and brief biography for each award recipient is presented. The winners since the establishment of the awards are listed. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Distinguished Scientific Awards for an Early Career Contribution to Psychology: 1980.

The Early Career Awards, given for the first time in 1974, recognize the large number of excellent young psychologists. Recipients of this award may not be more than eight years post-PhD. For purposes of this award, psychology has been divided into nine areas (human learning/cognition, psychopathology, physiological, animal, personality, developmental, methodological, social, and sensation/perception), and the awards are given in three-year cycles. The awards for 1980 were given in the areas of methodological, social, and sensation/perception psychology. Every year panels are selected for the three areas in which the award is to be given, and these panels recommend nominees to the Committee on Scientific Awards. Awardees included Baruch Fischhoff, Lynn A. Cooper, Shelley Taylor, and Camille Wortman. A citation and brief biography is presented for each award recipient. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

American Psychological Foundation Awards for 1980: Gold Medal, Distinguished Teaching in Psychology, Development of Psychology Education in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean, and the National Media.

On September 2, 1980, at the annual meeting of the APA in Montreal, the American Psychological Foundation announced the recipients of the Gold Medal Award (Pauline Snedden Sears and Robert Richardson Sears), the Distinguished Teaching in Psychology Award (Elliot Aronson), the Award for the Development of Psychology Education in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean (Carlos Albizu-Miranda), and the National Media Awards (Marlene Cimons, Zick Rubin, Ellen Frank, Daniel Goleman, and Richard J. Trotter). A citation and brief biography for each award recipient is presented. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Awards for Distinguished Scientific Contributions: 1980.

The Awards for Distinguished Scientific Contributions are presented by the Association at the annual convention. The awardees for this year (1980), along with those for the preceding years since the establishment of the custom, are listed. The 1980 awardees (A. Bandura, A. M. Liberman, and M. I. Posner) were each presented with a check for $1,000 and an engrossed citation of formal contributions to the development of scientific psychology. A citation and brief biography for each award recipient is presented. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Awards for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest.

The Awards for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest recognize persons who have advanced psychology as a science and/or profession by a single extraordinary achievement or a lifetime of outstanding contributions in the public interest. Two awards are given: one to a psychologist who has made a significant contribution to the public interest in the early stages of his or her career, and the second to a senior psychologist. Award winners from 1978-2005 are listed. This document includes the citations presented to the 2005 APA Awards for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest. A brief biography and a selected bibliography of each award winner is included. If an address was delivered, the award winners' address to the 113th annual APA Convention is also published. The award winners Margaret Beale Spencer and Daniel Dodgen. Beale delivered an address entitled "Crafting Identities and Accessing Opportunities Post-Brown" (see record 2005-14550-019). (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Awards for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest.

The Awards for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest recognize persons who have advanced psychology as a science and/or profession by a single extraordinary achievement or a lifetime of outstanding contributions in the public interest. Two awards are given: one to a psychologist who has made a significant contribution to the public interest in the early stages of his or her career, and the second to a senior psychologist. The 2009 recipients are Keith N. Humphreys (Early Career Award) and Beverly Greene. For each recipient, a citation, biography, and selected bibliography are presented. In addition, a version of the award address that the recipient presented at the American Psychological Association's annual convention is also provided. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Awards for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest: 1986.

The awards for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest recognize persons who, in the opinion of the Committee on Public Interest Awards, have advanced psychology as a science and/or profession by a single extraordinary achievement or a lifetime of outstanding contributions in the public interest. These contributions might include the identification or solution of significant social problems; unusual initiative or dedication to activity in the public interest; or the integration of the science and/or profession of psychology with social action in a manner beneficial to all. The Committee is authorized to present two awards per year, each with a prize of $2,000. The second award, for which recipients may not have held a Ph.D. for more than 15 years, was established to recognize the large number of excellent psychologists who have made significant contributions to the public interest during the early stages of their careers. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Award for Distinguished Teaching in Psychology.

The American Psychological Foundation invites nominations for the 1981 Award for Distinguished Teaching in Psychology. The annual award, which includes a check for $1,000, is given to the recipient for his or her contributions to the teaching of psychology. The committee that selects the awardee uses the following guidelines in arriving at its choice: (a) demonstration of influence as a teacher of students who become outstanding psychologists, (b) development of effective teaching methods and/or teaching materials, (c) participation in significant research on teaching, (d) development of innovative curricula and courses, (e) outstanding performance as a classroom teacher, (f) exceptionally effective trainer of teachers of psychology, and (g) responsible for administrative facilitation of outstanding teaching. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Awards for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest.

Presents the 2003 APA Award for Distinguished Contributions to the Public Interest. A list of the members of the APA committee who selected the recipients for this year and a list of the previous recipients of this award from 1978 through 2003 are provided. The award recipients for 2003 are Phyllis Katz and Claude M. Steele. The award citation and award address by Dr. Katz and the award citation, biography and selected bibliography of Dr. Steele are included. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Awards for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest.

Presents the citations, biographies, and selected bibliographies for the 2007 recipients of the American Psychological Association's Awards for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest. Also presented is an article based on one recipient's award address, delivered at the APA's 115th annual meeting, held August 17-20, 2007, in San Francisco, California. The Awards for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest recognize persons who have advanced psychology as a science and/or profession by a single extraordinary achievement or a lifetime of outstanding contributions in the public interest. Two awards are given: one to a psychologist who has made a significant contribution to the public interest in the early stages of his or her career, and the second to a senior psychologist. The 2007 recipients of these awards are Gary W. Harper and Larke N. Huang, respectively (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

2006 Award Winners: Awards for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest.

The Awards for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest recognize persons who have advanced psychology as a science and/or profession by a single extraordinary achievement or a lifetime of outstanding contributions in the public interest. Two awards are given: one to a psychologist who has made a significant contribution to the public interest in the early stages of his or her career, and the second to a senior psychologist. This document lists the winners of these awards from 1978 to 2006, and provides the citations, brief profiles, and bibliographies for the 2006 recipients, Rose L. Clark and McCay Vernon. Vernon's award address The APA and Deafness (see record 2006-21079-030) is also included. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Awards for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest.

Presents the 2002 winners of the American Psychological Association Awards for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest. The Awards for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest recognize persons who have advanced psychology as a science and/or profession by a single extraordinary achievement or a lifetime of outstanding contributions in the public interest. Two awards are given, the first to a psychologist who has made a significant contribution to the public interest in the early stages of his/her career, and the second to a senior psychologist. Recipients for 2002 were Phyllis A. Katz and Melba J. T. Vasquez, who shared the senior award, and Brian Smedley, who received the early career award. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Awards for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest: 1987.

Announces the winners of the 1987 Awards for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest. These awards recognize persons who, in the opinion of the Committee on Psychology in the Public Interest Awards, have advanced psychology as a science and/or profession by a single extraordinary achievement or a lifetime of outstanding contributions in the public interest. This year's recipients are Michael J. Saks and Urie Bronfenbrenner. For each recipient a citation, biography, and selected bibliography are presented. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

2009 award winners: Distinguished Contributions to the Public Interest.

Announces the 2009 recipients of the Distinguished Contributions to the Public Interest awards. This winners of the Awards for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest are Keith N. Humphreys, who received the Early Career Award, and Beverly Greene. The winners of the Award for Distinguished Contributions to Research in Public Policy are Charlotte J. Patterson and Laurence Steinberg, who shared the award. For each winner, a citation, biography, and selected bibliography are presented. In addition, a version of the award address that the recipient presented at the American Psychological Association's annual convention is also provided. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Awards for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology.

Presents the 2002 winners of the American Psychological Association Awards for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology. The Early Career Awards, given for the first time in 1974, recognize the large number of excellent young psychologists. Recipients of this award may not have held a doctoral degree for more than nine years. For purposes of this award, psychology has been divided into 10 areas: animal learning and behavior, comparative; developmental; health; cognition/human learning; psychopathology; behavioral and cognitive neuroscience; perception/motor performance; social; applied research; and individual differences. Five areas are considered each year, with areas rotated in two-year cycles. The areas considered in 2002 were animal learning and behavior, comparative; developmental; health; cognition/human learning; and psychopathology. Each year, panels are selected for the areas under consideration, and these panels recommend nominees to the Committee on Scientific Awards. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Awards for Distinguished Professional Contributions.

Recognizing the diversity of roles and activities in which many professional psychologists are engaged, beginning in 1979, Professional Awards have been presented to individual members of the Association whose distinguished contributions have served to advance psychology as a profession in the areas of knowledge, professional practice, public service, and applied psychology or community service by a graduate student or intern (individual or group). This article provides citations, biographies, and selected bibliographies for all of the awardees for the 1995 awards. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Awards for Distinguished Contribution to Psychology in the Public Interest.

This article reports on the Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest, which is given by the Board for the Advancement of Psychology in the Public Interest annually to two individuals who have advanced psychology as a science and/or profession by a single extraordinary achievement or a lifetime of outstanding contributions in the public interest. This year's recipients are Maria P. P. Root and James G. Kelly. Root received the citation for her outstanding research, writing, and overall contribution to the public policy discourse on the topic of race, with particular emphasis on racially mixed people, relationships, and identities. Kelly was cited for important contributions to the public interest as a rigorous scholar, an examiner of values, and a respecter and protector of the rights and needs of public consumers of psychology. For both winners a citation, biography, and selected bibliography of their work are presented. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2011 APA, all rights reserved)     

Awards for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest.

Presents the 2004 APA Award for Distinguished Contributions to the Public Interest. This award is conferred on a psychologist who has made a distinguished empirical and/or theoretical contribution to research in public policy either through a single extraordinary achievement or a lifetime of work. A list of the members of the APA committee who selected the recipients for this year and a list of the previous recipients of this award from 1978 through 2004 are provided. The award recipients for 2004 are Dante Cicchetti and Susan Limber. The award citations, biographies, and selected bibliographies of both Cicchetti and Limber are presented. Cicchetti's award address is also included. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Award for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology.

The Early Career Awards recognize the large number of excellent young psychologists. Recipients of this award may not have held a doctoral degree for more than nine years. For purposes of this award, psychology has been divided into 10 areas. The areas considered in 2009 and the recipients were behavioral and cognitive neuroscience (Adam K. Anderson); perception/motor performance (Christian N. L. Olivers); social (Jennifer A. Richeson); applied research (Robert E. Ployhart); and individual differences (Daniel J. Bauer and Ahmad R. Hariri [shared award]). (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Distinguished Contributions to the Public Interest.

The recipients of the 2001 Distinguished Contributions to the Public Interest Awards are provided. The winner of the Award for Distinguished Senior Career Contributions to the Public Interest is Martha Bernal. The winner of the Award for Distinguished Early Career Contributions to the Public Interest is Edward Dunbar. The winner of the Award for Distinguished Contributions to Research in Public Policy is Susan D. Cochran. For each author, a citation, biography, and selected bibliography are provided. In addition, for Cochran, her award address is also provided. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2011 APA, all rights reserved)