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)     

2010 award winners: Distinguished scientific contributions.

The American Psychological Association 2010 Awards for Distinguished Scientific Contributions are presented to persons who, in the opinion of the Committee on Scientific Awards, have made distinguished theoretical or empirical contributions to basic research in psychology. The 2010 winners are Jonathan D. Cohen, Susan T. Fiske, and Joseph E. LeDoux. The Award for Distinguished Scientific Applications of Psychology is presented to a person who, in the opinion of the Committee on Scientific Awards, has made distinguished theoretical or empirical advances leading to the understanding or amelioration of important practical problems. The winner for 2010 is David M. Clark. The Awards for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology recognize the large number of excellent young psychologists. The 2010 winners are Stanley B. Floresco, Peter J. Gianaros, Mara Mather, Simona Ghetti, Larissa K. Samuelson, Benjamin L. Hankin, and Matthew K. Nock. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Awards for distinguished education and training contributions.

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. Each year the Committee presents two of these awards. The Distinguished Career Contribution Award recognizes continuous significant contributions made over a lifelong career in psychology; the Distinguished Contribution Award recognizes a specific but major contribution to education and training. This article includes biographies of the awardees. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

The Creative Talent Awards Program in Psychology.

In order to reward young psychologists who show promise of making creative inroads to the science of psychology, the American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences (AIR) has attempted to discover creativity through the assessment of doctoral dissertations. To do this, AIR sponsors the Creative Talent Awards program, with the purpose of identifying creativity, acclaiming it to the profession, and in so doing, rewarding promising young scientists for their research effort. After completing its fourth year of operation, the Creative Talents Awards program has expanded to include an increasing number of participants, all of whom have been considered, either by their department chairman, major dissertation advisor, or a member of APA, as having made an original contribution to psychology. Awards are presented in each of three fields: Perception, Learning, and Motivation; Development, Counseling, and Mental Health; and Measurement and Evaluation: Individual and Group Behavior. The winners and honorable mention recipients of the Third and Fourth Annual Creative Talent Awards are listed. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

2002 Award winners: Distinguished Contributions to Education and Training.

Presents the 2002 Award winners for the American Psychological Association Awards for Distinguished Contributions to Education and Training. These awards 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 two psychologists for the Award for Distinguished Contributions to Education and Training. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

2010 award winners: Distinguished professional contributions.

The American Psychological Association 2010 Awards for Distinguished Professional Contributions are given to psychologists whose research has led to important discoveries or developments in the field of psychology. The winner for 2010 are Catherine E. Lord, Lisa Robbin Grossman, Kathleen M. McNamara, and William Q. Hua. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Award for distinguished career contributions to education and training in psychology: Richard M. Suinn.

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. Each year the committee presents two of these awards. The Distinguished Career Contribution Award recognizes continuous significant contributions made over a lifelong career in psychology; the Distinguished Contribution Award recognizes a specific but major contribution to education and training. The 1993 recipient of the Award for Distinguished Career Contributions to Education and Training in Psychology is Richard M. Suinn. Suinn's citation, biography, and selected bibliography are presented here. (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)     

Identifying creative talent in psychology.

The "Creative Talents Awards program was initiated by the American Institute for Research." Its purpose "is to identify and encourage original and creative research efforts among young psychologists through awards based on appraisals of the qualities shown in the preparation of doctoral dissertations." Panel judges (eminent psychologists), indicated that their hardest problem was the formulation of suitable criteria; each dissertation abstract and the dissertations themselves were evaluated on 4 9-point scales. "Louis M. Herman was the top award winner of $1,000." 2 awards of $500 each were made to Sheldon Lee Freud and to James C. Lingoes. 9 persons selected for honorable mention are named. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

American Psychological Association Distinguished Scientific Contribution Awards, 1965.

Presents the 1965 award winners and a listing of the previous winners of the American Psychological Association Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award. The stated purpose of the awards is to honor "outstanding contributions to the science of psychology." Three award winners were announced for 1965: Floyd Henry Allport, Fritz Heider, and Paul Thomas Young. The Awards for Distinguished Scientific Contribution are presented by the Association at the Annual Convention. Each winner was presented with an engrossed citation of his formal contribution to the development of scientific psychology and a check for one thousand dollars. These psychologists have agreed, in accordance with what is established custom, to give addresses on some phase of their scientific work at the convention in 1966. The presentation of the awards was made by James J. Gibson, Chairman of the Committee for Selecting the Recipients of Awards for Outstanding Contribution to Scientific Psychology. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Awards for Distinguished Professional Contributions: 1986.

The Awards for Distinguished Professional Contributions recognizes the diversity of roles and activities in which many professional psychologists are engaged. 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 1986 recipients, honored at the annual convention in Washington, DC, were as follows: for "Distinguished Professional Contributions to Public Service," Patrick H. DeLeon; for "Distinguished Professional Contributions to Applied Psychology as a Professional Practice," Nadine Lambert and William E. Fordyce; for "Distinguished Professional Contributions to Knowledge," Edward Zigler. Faith Tanney, Chair of the Board of Professional Affairs, presented the awards. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Distinguished Scientific Awards for an Early Career Contribution to Psychology: 1981.

The Early Career Awards, given for the first time in 1974, recognize the large number of excellent young psychologists. The awards for 1981 were given in the areas of human learning/cognition, psychopathology, and physiological psychology. Provides a citation, biography, and bibliography for the 1981 recipients: Robert J. Sternberg, Lyn Y. Abramson and Harvey J. Grill. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Contribution by a psychologist in the public interest gold medal award: Stuart W. Cook.

The Gold Medal Awards, which include a check for $2,000 and a gold medallion, are given to American psychologists who are 65 years of age or older and residents of North America in recognition of a distinguished and long-continued record of accomplishments in three individual areas: professional, scientific, and public interest. This article provides a citation and a biography for Stuart W. Cook, recipient of the Contribution by a Psychologist in the Public Interest Gold Medal Award. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Distinguished Scientific Contribution Awards for 1973.

The Awards for Distinguished Scientific Contribution are presented by the American Psychological Association at the annual convention. The awardees for this year are: Lee J. Cronbach, Conrad Kraft, Brenda Milner, and Benton J. Underwood. They were each presented with an award citation of his/her formal contributions to the development of scientific psychology and a check for one thousand dollars. These psychologists have agreed, in accordance with established custom, to present addresses on some phase of their scientific work at the 1974 Convention. The presentation of awards was made by R. Duncan Luce, Chair of the Committee on Scientific Awards. Other members of the Committee are Herschel Leibowitz, Brendan Maher, James Olds, Harold H. Kelley, and James J. Jenkins. The awardees for the preceding years since the establishment of the custom are also listed. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

American Psychological Foundation awards for 1988: Gold medal awards for psychological science, psychological professional, and contribution by a psychologist in the public interest; distinguished teaching in psychology award; distinguished teaching in experimental psychology award; and the national psychology awards for excellence in the media.

The Gold Medal Awards, which include a check for $2,000 and a gold medallion, are given to American psychologists who are 65 years of age or older and residents of North America in recognition of a distinguished and long-continued record of accomplishments in three individual areas: professional, scientific, and public interest. The recipients are selected by the APF Board of Trustees from nominations submitted by members of the American Psychological Foundation. The Distinguished Teaching in Psychology Award, which includes a check for $1,000, is given to the recipient for his or her contributions to the teaching of psychology. The following guidelines are used to determine the recipient: (a) demonstrated influence as a teacher of students who become outstanding psychologists, (b) development of effective teaching methods and/or teaching materials, (c) engagement in significant research on teaching, (d) development of innovative curricula and courses, (e) outstanding performance as a classroom teacher, (f) being an especially effective trainer of teachers of psychology, and (g) being responsible for administrative facilitation of outstanding teaching. The recipient is selected by the APF Teaching Award Committee from nominations submitted at large. When more than one outstanding candidate presents substantially comparable contributions to teaching, the committee is authorized to present two awards. National Psychology Awards for Excellence in the Media are given for outstanding performance in communicating psychology to the public. The media awards were presented at the APA convention. The winners were chosen from among several hundred entries. Eligible entries for this year's convention were published or broadcast between April 1, 1987, and April 1, 1988. The entries were judged by committees composed of psychologists, journalists, and broadcasters. Each winner received a citation and $1,000, as well as an all-expense-paid trip to the APA convention in Atlanta. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

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. The specific areas considered in 2005 were behavioral and cognitive neuroscience; perception/motor performance; social; applied research; and individual differences. Award winners from 1974-2005 are listed. This document includes the citations awarded to the 2005 APA Awards for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology. A brief biography and a selected bibliography of each award winner accompany each citation. The award winners were Albert Jan (Ap) Dijksterhuis, Günther Knoblich, Robert F. Krueger, Hendree E. Jones, Fredrick P. Morgeson, and Russell A. Poldrack. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

2004 award winners: Distinguished Scientific Contributions.

Presents the citations, biographies, and selected papers of the 2004 recipients of the APA Awards for Distinguished Scientific Contributions (Sheldon Cohen, E. Mavis Hetherington, and Richard M. Shiffrin), the Award for Distinguished Scientific Applications of Psychology (Edward Taub), and the Awards for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology (Edith Chen, Gregory E. Miller, Elena L. Grigorenko, Thomas G. O'Connor, Jenny R. Saffran, Eric Stice, and Klaus Zuberbühler). The Awards for Distinguished Scientific Contributions are presented to persons who, in the opinion of the Committee on Scientific Awards, have made distinguished theoretical or empirical contributions to basic research in psychology. The Award for Distinguished Scientific Applications of Psychology is presented to a person who, in the opinion of the Committee on Scientific Awards, has made distinguished theoretical or empirical advances leading to the understanding or amelioration of important practical problems. 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 2004 were animal learning and behavior, comparative; developmental; health;. cognition/human learning; and psychopathology. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Awards for distinguished scientific early career contributions to psychology.

The American Psychological Association 2010 Awards for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology recognizes the large number of excellent young psychologists. Recipients of this award may not have held a doctoral degree for more than nine years. The winners for 2010 are: Stanley B. Floresco; Peter J. Gianaros; Mara Mather; Simona Ghetti; Larissa K. Samuelson; Benjamin L. Hankin; and Matthew K. Nock. (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 Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology.

Announces the winners of the 2000 Award for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology. The Early Career Awards recognize the large number of excellent young psychologists. This year's winners are Alan J. Christensen, Robert L. Goldstone, Thomas E. Joiner, Dario Maestripieri, Jeffrey G. Parker, and Karen Wynn. A citation, biography, and selected bibliography are provided for each recipient. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)