Awards for Distinguished Professional Contributions.

Recognizing the diversity of roles and activities in which many professional psychologists are engaged, Professional Awards have been presented to individual members of the American Psychological Association whose distinguished contributions have served to advance psychology as a profession in 4 specific areas by a graduate student or intern. In 1994, recipients were as follows: for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Knowledge, John L. Holland; for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Applied Psychology as a Professional Practice, Robert D. Weitz; for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Public Service, Kenneth S. Pope and Robert B. McCall (dual award); for Distinguished Contributions for Applied Psychology or Community Service by a Graduate Student or Intern (Individual or Group), David William Purcell. Their accomplishments are cited and biographies are provided. The winners since the establishment of the award are also listed. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Awards for Distinguished Professional Contributions.

Discusses contributions made by Leopold Bellak, Harry Levinson, Herbert Freudenberger, J. Wilbert Edgerton, and Gerald P. Koocher, recipients of the Awards for Distinguished Professional Contributions awarded by the American Psychological Association. Bellak is recognized for contributions to the fields of psychopathology, psychoanalysis, psychological testing, brief psychotherapy, and community mental health. Levinson is awarded for application of psychological theory to the daily functioning of organizations. Freudenberger is recognized for instilling the principles of trust, respect, and human dignity into the psychotherapeutic process. Edgerton is awarded for the development of rural mental health services (MHSs) and the enhancement of MHSs in the public sector. Koocher is recognized for public service activities, including children's legal rights and protection of consumers of MHSs. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Awards for Distinguished Professional Contributions.

Discusses the contributions made by P. E. Meehl and C. D. Spielberger, the 1993 recipients of the Awards for Distinguished Professional Contributions presented by the American Psychological Association. Meehl is recognized for his work as a critical methodologist continuing the Minnesota emphasis on objectivity and quantification, combining psychotherapeutic experience with competence in mathematics and philosophy of science to provide help for practitioners, fruitful research suggestions, and a practitioner–theorist–teacher model. Spielberger is awarded for advancing the theoretical and empirical foundations of professional psychology through his research on personality and learning; stress and emotion; assessment of anxiety, anger, and curiosity; and lifestyle factors that influence the etiology of hypertension, cardiovascular disorders, and cancer. He is perhaps best known for the development of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. A biography of each recipient is provided. (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 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)     

Awards for Distinguished Professional Contributions: 1988.

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 1988, recipients honored at the annual convention in Atlanta, Georgia, were as follows: for "Distinguished Professional Contributions to Public Service, Stephen F. Morin; for "Distinguished Professional Contributions to Applied Psychology as a Professional Practice," Stanley Moldawsky and George D. Goldman; and for "Distinguished Professional Contributions to Knowledge," Herman Feifel. For each recipient, a citation, biography, and selected bibliography of their works are presented. (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)     

Awards for Distinguished Professional Contributions: 1982.

Announces that Asher R. Pacht, Carolyn R. Payton, Roy Schafer, and Milton Theaman have received the APA Awards for Distinguished Professional Contributions (1982). Biographical information, award citations, and bibliographies are provided for each recipient. Awardees for the preceding years are also listed. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Awards for Distinguished Professional Contributions: Lester Luborsky.

Discusses the professional contributions of Lester Luborsky who is cited with the American Psychological Association's Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions. Luborsky is recognized for his development of 36 operational measures of clinical concepts including the Health Sickness Rating Scale, and the groundbreaking central relationship pattern measure—the Core Conflictual Relationship Theme. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Awards for Distinguished Professional Contributions 1986: Edward Zigler.

Edward Zigler, one of the 1986 recipients of the Distinguished Professional Contributions Award, is recognized for his contributions to psychological theory. In "the field of mental retardation, Dr. Zigler has made contributions that have essentially redefined and re-created the area. In his work with the economically disadvantaged, Dr. Zigler has changed the focus of early intervention efforts from the merely cognitive and academic to those that embrace the whole child, family and community at large. In the field of psychopathology, Dr. Zigler has revealed the depression interwoven with paranoid schizophrenia and has rewritten psychological texts to expand and enrich them with a heuristic focus on development. Dr. Zigler's work in juvenile delinquency dispelled many of the commonly held myths regarding intergenerational transmission of child abuse within the family. His work with the disadvantaged in many areas carries a high level of insight and creativity. His advocacy efforts for the disadvantaged have promoted the social usefulness of psychology, have shaped his career, and have influenced national social policy regarding the disadvantaged. Brilliant theoretician, polished public advocate; in Edward Zigler we have an ideal model of the responsible social scientist." (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

2006 Award Winners: Awards for Distinguished Professional Contributions.

Presents the American Psychological Association 2006 Awards for Distinguished Professional Contributions. These include the 2006 winner for the Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Applied Research, Stephen M. Weiss; the 2006 winner of the Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Independent or Institutional Practice in the Private Sector, Jeffrey J. Magnavita; the 2006 winner of the Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Practice in the Public Sector, Thomas J. Fagan; and the 2006 winner of the APA/APAGS Award for Distinguished Graduate Student in professional psychology, Mona M. Amer. Citations, brief profiles, and selected bibliographies of the award winners are included. If an award winner presented an address at the 114th APA Convention, the address is also included. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Awards for Distinguished Professional Contributions 1986: Nadine Lambert.

Nadine Lambert, one of the 1986 recipients of the Distinguished Professional Contributions Award, is recognized for making "numerous contributions to the professional practice of psychology. In 1960, Dr. Lambert was among the first to advocate and support multilevel legislation for children with learning and mental health problems in California. In 1965, she initiated and developed the first doctoral level professional school program in California. She is also responsible for the adaptation, validation, and standardization of the AAMD-SE Adaptive Behavior Scale. Dr. Lambert's research on the social and the psychological antecedents of various childhood and adolescent mental health problems, as well as her work with hyperactive children, has contributed significantly to the improved treatment and understanding of many childhood and adolescent behavioral problems." (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Awards for Distinguished Professional Contributions: Kenneth I. Howard.

Cites Kenneth I. Howard for the American Psychological Association's Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions. Howard's contributions in the areas of measurement, statistics, clinical research methodology, and psychotherapy process and outcome are discussed. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Awards for Distinguished Professional Contributions: Patricia M. Bricklin.

Cites Patricia M. Bricklin for the American Psychological Association's Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions. A pioneer media psychologist and educator in professional psychology she has been Chair of the APA's Insurance Trust, a member of the Committee for the Advancement of Professional Practice, the APA Board of Directors, and the APA Council of Representatives, and has helped to create and strengthen APA's Practice Directorate and enhance the role and development of state psychological associations. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Awards for Distinguished Professional Contributions: Laura S. Brown.

Cites Laura S. Brown for the American Psychological Association's Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions. Brown is recognized as a pioneer and a courageous leader in developing scholarship, new and expanded approaches to psychological practice, and significantly altering scientifically informed public policy in previously unnamed and unacknowledged problem areas including the psychology of women, lesbians, and gay men; feminist assessment, diagnosis and therapy; and how victimized women, lesbians, and gay men are treated by judicial, regulatory, and legal systems. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Awards for Distinguished Professional Contributions: Stephen E. Goldston.

Recognizing the diversity of roles and activities in which many professional psychologists are engaged, Professional Awards have been presented to individual members of the American Psychological Association whose distinguished contributions have served to advance psychology as a profession in the areas of knowledge, public service, and professional practice. For 1984, Stephen E. Goldston was honored for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Public Service. Goldston was cited as the prime architect of the federal mental health prevention effort. Through his pioneering foresight, tireless advocacy, and effective leadership, primary prevention has become a major national priority and an integral part of mental health practice, research, and training. In addition to the citation, a biography and bibliography of Goldston's works are presented. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Awards for Distinguished Professional Contributions: Jack G. Wiggins.

Discusses the contributions made by Jack G. Wiggins, one of four 1997 recipients of the American Psychological Association (APA) Awards for Distinguished Professional Contributions. Wiggins is recognized for his contributions to defining the professional practice of psychology as a health service profession, thereby assuring that consumers benefit from the contributions that professional psychologists make to their welfare. Wiggins was a founder of psychology's first advocacy association, the Council for the Advancement of the Psychological Professions and Sciences, and continued his leadership in this area with its successor organization, the Association for the Advancement of Psychology. He was instrumental in the founding of the American Psychological Association College of Professional Psychology and was a developer of the professional psychology school in Ohio. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2011 APA, all rights reserved)     

Awards for Distinguished Professional Contributions: Nicholas A. Cummings.

Recognizing the diversity of roles and activities in which many professional psychologists are engaged, Professional Awards are presented to individual members of the American Psychological Association whose distinguished contributions have served to advance psychology as a profession in the areas of knowledge, public service, and professional practice. For 1984, Nicholas A. Cummings is recognized for Distinguished Contributions to Applied Psychology as a Professional Practice. Cummings' creativity, energy, commitment, and breadth of contributions to professional psychology have shaped much psychological practice into what it is today. He performed the pioneering research supporting the cost therapeutic effectiveness of psychotherapy, wrote the first freedom-of-choice legislation, and was instrumental to psychology's involvement with legislative advocacy. In addition, by founding the California School of Professional Psychology, Cummings stimulated the professional school movement that revolutionized training. Along with the citation, a biography and bibliography of Cummings' works are presented. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Awards for Distinguished Professional Contributions: Kenneth S. Pope.

Kenneth S. Pope's works include 9 books and over 100 other publications on topics ranging from treating victims of torture to psychometrics to memory to ethics. His pioneering research has increased our understanding of therapist-patient sex, especially in the areas of effects on patients, tendencies to deny or discount risks, factors enabling known perpetrators to continue or resume not only practicing but also abusing patients, and approaches to prevention. This article discusses Kenneth S. Pope's life and contributions to psychology. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Awards for Distinguished Professional Contributions: Linda R. Mona.

Cites Linda R. Mona for the American Psychological Association's Awards for Distinguished Professional Contributions. Mona is recognized for her research on sexuality and disability issues, and for her campus-related activities emphasizing leadership skills for disabled students. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)