Peter J. Lang.

Peter J. Lang is the recipient of an award for distinguished scientific contributions due to his outstanding contribution to the understanding of emotion, particularly fear and anxiety and how his work has influenced numerous doctoral students and postdoctoral fellows, as well as many scholars at both the national and international scenes. This article contains a citation and biography of Peter J. Lang. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

1998/1999 award winners: Awards for Distinguished Contributions to 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. It is announced here that Bonnie R. Strickland was the senior winner of this year's Award for Distinguished Contributions to the Public Interest, "for her four decades of outstanding research, writing, and overall contributions to psychology in the public interest." A citation is presented, along with a biography and selected bibliography of the winner's work. Also included here is the address delivered at the 106th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association by James G. Kelly, winner of the Award for Distinguished Contribution to Psychology in the Public Interest in 1997. Finally, included here is a citation, announcing that Leonard Bickman was the winner of the 1998/1999 Award for Distinguished Contributions to Research in Public Policy, "for his seminal contributions to our understanding of public policy and societal problems and in recognition of the landmark Fort Bragg study of children's mental health services." In addition to the citation are a biography, selected bibliography of the recipient's work, and the award address he delivered at APA's annual convention in 1999. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Contribution by a Psychologist in the Public Interest Gold Medal Award: Kenneth B. Clark.

Kenneth B. Clark is recognized for his long and distinguished career in promoting the public interest. He has been a pioneer in defending the civil rights of his fellow man, as well as a renowned analyst of the human condition. It is also noted that he has the distinct honor of being chosen a second time to receive the Psychological Public Interest Award. In addition to the citation, a biography is presented of Clark's life, as well as his contributions to psychology. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Award for Distinguished Scientific Applications of Psychology.

Announces that David H. Barlow has received the Award for Distinguished Scientific Applications of Psychology, "for his contributions to our understanding of the nature of anxiety and anxiety disorders with the goal of developing reliable and effective psychosocial treatments for anxiety disorders." Included are a citation, biography, and selected bibliography of his works, along with the award address that he presented at APA's annual meeting in 2000, entitled "Unraveling the Mysteries of Anxiety and Its Disorders from the Perspective of Emotion Theory." (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Awards for distinguished contribution to psychology in the public interest: Durand F. Jacobs.

Presents the citation, biography, and selected bibliography of Durand F. Jacobs, one of the recipients of the American Psychological Association's Awards for Distinguished Contribution to Psychology in the Public Interest. From the awardee's citation: "For his lifetime dedication to innovative techniques in rehabilitation psychology and to assuring the humane treatment of the elderly, and for his many contributions in promoting human welfare through rigorous research. For three decades, Jacobs has been in the forefront of research on pathological gambling, defining it as an addiction and organizing effective treatment modalities for those pathologically addicted. He has also been a leader in the definition and organization of disaster relief responses, developing the California model plan adopted by the APA Council of Representatives. His contributions have made a significant difference in countless individual lives and have advanced the role and perception of our discipline as contributing to human welfare in real and direct ways." (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Robert W. Goy.

Acknowledges Robert W. Goy for his contributions to the understanding of the complex and reciprocal relations between hormones and behavior. Working first with rodents and then with monkeys, he provided excellent animal models for the exegesis of sexual differentiation in humans. He and his students formulated balanced views of the advantages and limitations of monkey studies for understanding related processes in people. A citation, biography, and selected bibliography of Goy's work are provided. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

1998-1999 award winners: Award for Distinguished Contributions to the International Advancement of Psychology.

The Award for Distinguished Contributions to the International Advancement of Psychology is given to an individual who has made sustained and enduring contributions to international cooperation and the advancement of knowledge in psychology. The 1998/1999 winner is Edwin A. Fleishman. A citation is provided for Fleishman, along with a biography and selected bibliography of his works. Also provided is the award address that he delivered during APA's annual meeting in 1999, entitled "Applied Psychology: An International Journey." (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Awards for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest: Patrick H. DeLeon.

The Awards for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest recognize persons who have advanced psychology as a science and/or profession by distinguished contributions in the public interest. For 1984, Patrick H. DeLeon is cited for his leadership role in empowering the field of psychology with a strength of public purpose and public responsibility. Through his efforts as psychology's most dedicated colleague on Capitol Hill, DeLeon has contributed his professional effectiveness to improved federal support for research, education and training, and service delivery. Within psychology, he has contributed to its involvement with the legal system, to its public image and message, to its growth as a scientific and professional discipline, and to its professional status. Through his own example, he has charted psychology's course as a discipline and profession in making important contributions to human welfare, social justice, and economic growth. Along with the citation, a biography and bibliography of DeLeon's works are presented. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

1981 CPA Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology as a Profession.

Presents a citation for the 1981 CPA Award for Distinguished Contribution to Psychology as a Profession recipient, Park Olof Davidson. While Dr. Davidson's contributions to academic clinical and community psychology were significant, it was the leadership, wise counsel and guidance he provided for professional psychology and psychologists across the nation that set him apart from his confreres. For example, in Alberta and British Columbia, he was President and Member of the Board of Directors of the respective provincial associations. Nationally, Dr. Davidson served CPA as President, ACPAP as Chairman, and both initiated and acted as the Coordinator of the Canadian Counsel of Clinical Program Directors. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

David Wechsler: Distinguished Professional Contribution Award for 1973.

David Wechsler received his second Distinguished Professional Contribution Award from the American Psychological Association. The award citation was presented at the Annual Convention in Montreal on August 28, 1973. This citation article presents the biography and works of Dr. Wechsler, known for his contributions to the theory of cognitive growth and his development of the Wechsler Intelligence Scales for Adults and Children. A listing of recipient's scientific publications is also included. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Scientific Contribution Awards 1957.

"Distinguished Scientific Contribution Awards of the APA were presented to Edward C. Tolman (in absentia), Carl I. Hovland, and Curt P. Richter (in absentia) during special ceremonies at the 1957 APA Annual Meeting. Each recipient was presented, in person or in absentia, with a formal citation of his outstanding scientific contribution to psychology and an honorarium of $1,000." The citation for Edward Chase Tolman read in part: "For the creative and sustained pursuit of a theoretical integration of the multifaceted data of psychology… for forcing theorizing out of the mechanical and peripheral into the center of psychology without the loss of objectivity and discipline; for… his purposive-cognitive theory of learning." The citation for Carl Iver Hovland read in part: "For his original and provocative contributions to the scientific study of persuasive communications and the modification of beliefs and attitudes." The citation for Curt Paul Richter read in part: "For his pioneering investigations of physiological mechanisms affecting behavior." A brief biography and a complete bibliography of his scientific publications is included for each award recipient. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Leopold Bellak.

Since 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, and public service. In 1992, Leopold Bellak received the award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Knowledge. His professional career as psychologist, psychiatrist, and psychoanalyst encompassed seminal contributions to the fields of psychopathology, psychoanalysis, psychological testing, brief psychotherapy, and community mental health. The author of more than 200 publications, he is perhaps best known to psychologists for his work with the Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) and the development of the Children's Apperception Test. A citation and biography are presented for Bellak, along with a selected bibliography of his work. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Harry Levinson.

Recognizes Harry Levinson for his contributions to knowledge in professional practice, which derive from his unique skill in taking psychological theory and knowledge and showing how it applies to the everyday functioning of organizations. He embarked on a lifetime career of helping people to better understand the functioning of people in organizations and to use that understanding to help themselves and their organizations function both more effectively and more humanely. A citation is presented for Levinson, along with a biography and selected bibliography of his works. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Richard N. Aslin: Distinguished Scientific Award for an Early Career Contribution to Psychology.

Provides the biography of Richard N. Aslin, and announces that he has received the APA Distinguished Scientific Award for an Early Career Contribution to Psychology (1982) for insightful and incisive contributions to the genesis of infant perception; for exquisite studies on the development of the saccadic, the smooth pursuit, and the accommodative systems; for allowing us an early glimpse of the third dimension through his seminal experiments on the development of the vergence system and stereopsis; and for elucidating the properties of infant speech perception and exploding some myths concerning adult speech perception. The award citation and a bibliography are also provided. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Theodore M. Newcomb: Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award.

Recognizes the receipt of the American Psychological Association's 1976 Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award by Theodore M. Newcomb. The award citation reads: "For his leadership in social psychology which, under his impact, grew from an insignificant subarea of psychology to a field of major importance. Through his diverse contributions he enriched our theoretical and empirical understanding of man's interaction with the social environment. He opened up new fields of inquiry and fostered novel approaches to the study of the relationship of personality and culture. His work led the way to a greater interdisciplinary involvement of social psychology, especially with sociology and anthropology, not only on the conceptual level, but also in the application of interdisciplinary conceptions to pressing social problems." A biography and a listing of the recipient's scientific writings are also included. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

K. Warner Schaie.

K. Warner Schaie is cited for enlarging our conception of developmental psychology to include the entire life span and for outstanding empirical contributions to the study of adult development and aging. As a developmental methodologist, Schaie's creative formulation of cohort-sequential longitudinal designs has inspired a new approach to the study of the dynamics between ontogenetic development and cultural (cohort) change. As a theoretician and researcher, he has made a landmark contribution to our understanding of the conditions that determine and surround the variations in the nature of aging. Along with the citation, a biography is presented for Schaie, as well as a bibliography of his work. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Peter E. Nathan: Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Knowledge.

Presents a citation for Peter E. Nathan, who received the 1998/1999 Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Knowledge, "for his original contributions to psychological science, his ability to disseminate important psychological viewpoints in a wide variety of policy-making positions, and his successful administrative leadership in education and training." Accompanying the citation are a biography and selected bibliography of the winner's work. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Paul Slovic.

This article presents an award to Paul Slovi for his fundamental contributions to basic and applied research in decision making. The article includes a citation and biography of Slovi. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions: Hans H. Strupp.

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. Hans Strupp was the recipient of the Distinguished Professional Contributions to Knowledge award. Strupp was cited for his numerous contributions to the knowledge and practice of professional psychology. A pioneer in the study of therapeutic process and change, he has forged rigorous research methods for studying psychotherapy. His stewardship of psychotherapy research has helped form it into a respected field of scientific inquiry, and his active leadership in the integration of clinical and research knowledge has been invaluable to the psychotherapy professions. In addition to the citation, a biography and selected bibliography of his works are presented. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)