Awards for distinguished education and training contributions: 1988.

The Education and Training Board Awards were given for the first time in 1987 and include the Award for Distinguished Career Contributions to Education and Training in Psychology, which recognizes a long-continued record of accomplishments, and the Award for Distinguished Contribution to Education and Training in Psychology. These awards are given to recognize psychologists who make traditional contributions to education and training in psychology, "who provide innovations or who are involved in developmental phases of programs that influence education and training," who are engaged in important research on education or training, the development of effective materials for instruction, or the establishment of workshops, conferences, or networks of communication for education and training; who exhibit achievement and leadership in administration that facilitates education and training; or who are active in professional organizations that promote excellence. The 1988 award for Distinguished Career Contributions to Education and Training in Psychology was presented to Stanley F. Schneider. Leonard Bickman and Joseph Grosslight were jointly honored for a Distinguished Contribution to Education and Training in Psychology. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Awards for distinguished education and training contributions: Irvin Altman.

As a psychologist and educator, Irwin Altman has served the academy, the discipline of psychology, and the public. His leadership and encouragement of future generations of psychologists reflect a lifetime commitment to quality and innovation in the education and training of psychologists. This article honors Altman for winning the Distinguished Career Contribution Award due to his contributions to psychology, especially major contributions in education and training. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Award for distinguished career contributions to education and training and award for distinguished contributions to education and training.

The American Psychological Association 2010 Award for Distinguished Career Contributions to Education and Training and the Award for Distinguished Contributions to Education and Training are given by the Board of Educational Affairs in recognition of the efforts of psychologists who have made distinguished contributions to education and training, who have produced imaginative innovations, or who have been involved in the developmental phases of programs in education and training in psychology. These contributions might include important research on education and training; the development of effective materials for instruction; the establishment of workshops, conferences, or networks of communication for education and training; achievement and leadership in administration that facilitates education and training; or activity in professional organizations that promote excellence. Each year one of these two awards is presented. The Distinguished Career Contributions Award recognizes continuous significant contributions made over a lifelong career in psychology; the Distinguished Contributions Award recognizes a more specific contribution to education and training. This year the Education and Training Awards Committee nominated a psychologist for the Award for Distinguished Contributions to Education and Training. The 2010 winner of the Award for Distinguished Contributions to Education and Training is Rosemary E. Phelps. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Awards for distinguished education and training contributions.

The Awards for Distinguished Education and Training Contributions are given by the Education and Training Awards Committee in recognition of the efforts of psychologists who have made distinguished contributions to education and training, who have produced imaginative innovations, or who have been involved in the developmental phases of programs in education and training in psychology. These contributions might include important research on education or training; the development of effective materials for instruction; the establishment of workshops, conferences, or networks of communication for education and training; achievement and leadership in administration that facilitates education and training; and activity in professional organizations that promote excellence. Each year the Education and Training Awards Committee presents 2 awards. The Distinguished Career Contributions Award recognizes continuous significant contributions made over a lifelong career in psychology; the Distinguished Contributions Award recognizes special but major contributions to education and training. This year (1997), the Education and Training Awards Committee nominated 2 psychologists for the Distinguished Career Contributions to Education and Training in Psychology Award: Geoffrey Keppel and Edward P. Sheridan. The citations, biographies, and selected bibliographies of the awardees are presented here. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Award for distinguished career contributions to education and training and award for distinguished contributions to education and training.

Presents the citation, biography, and selected bibliography for Rex Lloyd Forehand, the 2008 recipient of the American Psychological Association's Award for Distinguished Career Contributions to Education and Training in Psychology. An article by Forehand is also presented. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Awards for distinguished education and training contributions: Elizabeth M. Altmaier.

Presents the citation, biography, and selected bibliography for Elizabeth M. Altmaier, one of the recipients of the American Psychological Association's Awards for Distinguished Education and Training Contributions. From the awardee's citation: "Elizabeth M. Altmaier has added a major contribution to psychology as a researcher, scholar, teacher, and administrator. She has played an important role in the area of accreditation, serving on the Executive Committee for several years before being elected as chair. Her concern over the critical roles of education and accreditation and her leadership as chair of the Committee on Accreditation coordinated and introduced new procedures and practices that will have a profound effect on education in psychology for years to come. For her commitment and dedication to ensuring quality education and training programs in professional psychology, we honor Elizabeth M. Altmaier." (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Awards for distinguished scientific contributions.

Lists all of the winners of the Awards for Distinguished Scientific Contributions, and acknowledges the following 1991 winners: Paul Ekman, Patricia S. Goldman-Rakic, and Richard E. Nisbett. For each of these recipients a citation, biography, and selected bibliography of their work are provided. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Awards for distinguished contributions to education and training: Cynthia D. Belar.

Cynthia D. Belar is one of the recipients of the APA's Award for Distinguished Contributions to Education and Training. As a professor, scholar, clinician, educator, and administrator, Cynthia D. Belar has greatly influenced graduate education, internship training, postdoctoral fellowship opportunities, diplomate recognition, and emerging areas of health psychology. She is widely recognized as the most experienced, tactful, and zealous organizer of national conferences in psychology. Most recently, she developed national conferences to examine the scientist-practitioner model and postdoctoral education. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Awards for distinguished professional contributions: 1987.

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, public service, and professional practice. In 1987, recipients honored at the annual convention in Washington, DC, were as follows: for "Distinguished Professional Contributions to Public Service," Edwin Shneidman and Lenore Walker; for "Distinguished Professional Contributions to Applied Psychology as a Professional Practice, "Alfred M. Wellner and Carl N. Zimet; for "Distinguished Professional Contributions to Knowledge," Mary D. S. Ainsworth and Hans H. Strupp. Annette Brodsky, Chair of the Board of Professional Affairs, presented the awards. The members of the BPA Subcommittee on Professional Awards were William Howell and Stanley Schneider. The awardees for all of the years since the establishment of the custom are also presented here. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Awards for distinguished scientific contributions: 1988.

The Awards for Distinguished Scientific Contributions are presented by the American Psychological Association at the annual convention. The awardees for 1988, along with those for the preceding years since the establishment of the custom, are listed here. The recipients for 1988 were Irving T. Diamond, Frederic M. Lord, Eleanor E. Maccoby, William J. McGuire, Julian B. Rotter, and George Sperling. Diamond, Lord, Maccoby, McGuire, Rotter, and Sperling were each presented with a check for $2,000 and an engrossed citation of his or her contribution to the development of psychology. In accordance with established custom, the award winners have agreed to present addresses on some phase of their scientific work at the 1989 convention. The presentation of awards was made by Brenda Milner, chair of the Committee on Scientific Awards. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Awards for distinguished scientific early career contributions to psychology.

Presents the citations, biographies, and selected bibliographies of the 2008 recipients of the American Psychological Association's 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 2007 were behavioral and cognitive neuroscience; perception/motor performance; social; applied research; and individual differences. Each year, panels are selected for the areas under consideration, and these panels recommend nominees to the Committee on Scientific Awards. The 2008 recipients are John J. Curtin (psychopathology), Elissa S. Epel (health psychology), Linda C. Gallo (health psychology), Samuel D. Gosling (animal learning and behavior, comparative), Jodi A. Quas (developmental psychology), and Joshua B. Tenenbaum (cognition and human learning). (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

2008 award winners: Distinguished contributions to education and training.

The Distinguished Career Contributions Award recognizes continuous significant contributions made over a lifelong career in psychology; the Distinguished Contributions Award recognizes a more specific contribution to education and training. The 2008 recipient for the Distinguished Career Contributions to Education and Training is Rex Lloyd Forehand. There was no 2008 recipient for the Award for Distinguished Contributions to Education and Training. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Awards for distinguished professional contributions: 1984.

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, public service, and professional practice. The 1984 recipients, honored at the annual convention in Toronto, were as follows: for "Distinguished Professional Contributions to Public Service," Stephen E. Goldston and Cecil Peck; for "Distinguished Contributions to Applied Psychology as a Professional Practice," Nicholas A. Cummings; for "Distinguished Contributions to Knowledge," Norman Frederiksen. The citations, biographies, and bibliographies are presented here. The awardees for all of the years since the establishment of the custom are also listed here. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Awards for distinguished international contributions.

Announces the 1998/1999 winners of the Distinguished International Contributions awards. Edwin A. Fleishman received the Award for Distinguished Contributions to the International Advancement of Psychology and Nila Kapor-Stanulovic received the International Humanitarian Award. For each recipient a citation, biography, and selected bibliography are provided, along with the award address that they presented at APA's annual meeting in 1999. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Awards for distinguished professional contributions: Robert B. McCall.

Presents the citation, biography, and selected bibliography for Robert B. McCall, one of the 1994 recipients of the American Psychological Association's Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions--Distinguished Professional Contributions to Public Service. From McCall's citation: "Building on a prolific research career in child development, Robert B. McCall communicated the scientific findings of his colleagues to the public through the mass media, winning four national awards and demonstrating to a sometimes skeptical profession that such articles and TV programs could be both accurate and interesting. Subsequently, he became the inaugural director for the University of Pittsburgh Office of Child Development, a unique interdisciplinary, university-community facilitative unit that has broadened the definition of university public service to embrace partnerships among faculty and community service professionals, funders, and policymakers that have created innovative interdisciplinary training and research programs, human service demonstration and evaluation projects, and policy studies." (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Awards for distinguished scientific contributions: Jon Kaas.

Presents the citation, biography, and selected bibliography of Jon Kaas, one of the recipients of the American Psychological Association's Awards for Distinguished Scientific Contributions. From the awardee's citation: "For landmark contributions to our understanding of how sensory information is distributed and integrated within the brain. His discovery of multiple visual, somatosensory, and auditory areas, and of their hierarchical arrangement into sensory systems, has illuminated and transformed the study of perception; his specification of homologies among sensory areas across mammals has greatly enriched our knowledge of brain evolution; and his demonstrations of the plasticity of sensory areas in adult animals have revolutionized our appreciation of neural dynamics. He has inspired students and colleagues alike with his enthusiasm and devotion to research, and with his warmth and generosity to others." (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Award for distinguished career contributions to education and training in psychology: Rex Lloyd Forehand.

Presents the citation, biography, and selected bibliography for Rex Lloyd Forehand, the 2008 recipients of the American Psychological Association's Award Award for Distinguished Career Contributions to Education and Training in Psychology. An article by Forehand is also presented. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Awards for distinguished professional contributions: David William Purcell.

Presents the citation, biography, and selected bibliography for David William Purcell, the 1994 recipient of the American Psychological Association's Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions--Distinguished Contributions for Applied Psychology or Community Service by a Graduate Student or Intern (Individual or Group). From Purcell's citation: "David W. Purcell's contributions to community service during graduate training include being part of the founding and development of Positive Impact, Inc., a nonprofit, community-based organization in Atlanta that provides free mental health services, through volunteer mental health professionals, to low-income individuals affected by HIV. He was vice president of the founding Board of Directors and president of the Board during 1993-1994. He currently serves as secretary of the Board, and the organization has grown to 4 full-time members, over 80 volunteer providers, and a yearly budget of $200,000 supported by numerous grants." (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Awards for distinguished professional contributions: Robert D. Weitz.

Presents the citation, biography, and selected bibliography for Robert D. Weitz, this year's (1994) winner of the American Psychological Association's Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions--Distinguished Professional Contributions to Applied Psychology as a Professional Practice. From Weitz's citation: "Dr. Robert D. Weitz has filled a lifetime of energy, enthusiasm, and achievement into his 50-plus year career in professional psychology. As a clinician, educator, editor, and activist, he has been an inspiration and role model for generations of clinical and applied psychologists who have benefited from the efforts of the early pioneers of the profession. More than a dreamer, Bob has manifested the ability to turn ideas into reality, with the development of his own successful clinical practice, the evolution of two professional schools of psychology, a scholarly journal for practitioners, and the significant advances for the profession in the political arena. Of his greatest accomplishment, he has obtained these goals while earning and maintaining the love and respect of his colleagues and preserving an unmatched zest for life and people." (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)