Psychological science gold medal award: Eleanor J. Gibson.

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 Eleanor J. Gibson, the 1986 Psychological Science Gold Medal Award winner. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Distinguished teaching in psychology award.

Presents the citation and biography for David L. Cole, the 1984 recipient of the American Psychological Foundation's Distinguished Teaching in Psychology Award. Cole was honored for the devotion of his talents and energy to the education of undergraduates in psychology. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Gabriela Livas Stein: APA/APAGS Award for Distinguished Graduate Student in Professional Psychology.

Presents the citation, biography, and selected bibliography for Gabriela Livas Stein, the 2007 recipient of the American Psychological Association's APA/APAGS Award for Distinguished Graduate Student in Professional Psychology. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Martin E. P. Seligman: 2006 Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions.

Presents the citation for Martin E. P. Seligman, who received the Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions "for a career spent charging creatively ahead of his field and then pulling his colleagues along." A brief profile and a selected bibliography, as well as the award address, Positive Psychotherapy (see record 2006-21079-029), accompany the citation. (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)     

Gold medal award for lifetime achievement in the practice of psychology.

The American Psychological Foundation (APF) Gold Medal Awards recognize distinguished and enduring records of accomplishment in four areas of psychology. The 1995 recipient of the Gold Medal Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Practice of Psychology is Harry Sands. Sands' citation, biography, and selected bibliography are presented here. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Le prix Donald O. Hebb honorant une contribution hors-pair à la psychologie en tant que science.

Announces that the 1987 recipient of the Donald O. Hebb Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology as a Science is Dr. Fergus I. M. Craik, Professor of Psychology at the University of Toronto. Professor Craik has received many honours. Dr. Craik is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, the Canadian Psychological Association, the American Psychological Association, and the Society of Experimental Psychologists. He has received Killam and Guggenheim Fellowships, and the Certificate of Merit for Research in Aging, from the Ontario Psychological Foundation. He was editor of the Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior from 1980 to 1984, and on the editorial boards of many other journals. He has been Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Psychonomic Society and remains a Member of the Board, a member of the Advisory Council of the International Association for the Study of Attention and Performance, and a Councillor of the Royal Canadian Institute. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Nicholas Hobbs: Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Public Service 1980.

Presents a citation and biography on Nicholas Hobbs on the occasion of his receiving the Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Public Service in 1980 from the American Psychological Association. Dr. Hobbs is recognized for his contributions to the residential treatment of emotionally disturbed children, his work with the Peace Corps, his service to Vanderbilt University and the government in many capacities as well as president of the American Psychological Association. A bibliography of his research is also provided. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Nicholas Hobbs: Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest: 1980.

Provides the biography of Nicholas Hobbs and announces that he has received the Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest (1980) for formulating public policy and legislation through projects he directs at the Vanderbilt Center for the Study of Families and Children, pioneering in assembling academicians and practitioners of all disciplines to study public policies affecting children, applying psychological principles to the reeducation of children with special needs in homelike residential centers, and developing new approaches to assessment and classification. A selected bibliography is also provided. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Distinguished Contribution to Psychology in the Public Interest Award for 1978: Kenneth B. Clark.

Kenneth B. Clark was presented the Distinguished Contribution to Psychology in the Public Interest Award at the APA Annual Convention in Toronto. A pioneer in the Civil Rights Movement and in the continuing fight for equality and justice for all individuals, Professor Kenneth B. Clark has expertly translated fundamental principles of human behavior--many of which he discovered and formulated during his brilliant career as a scholar--into policies and programs that have deepened the sense of self-respect and raised the hopes and expectations of countless individuals of every age, race, and creed. He has unselfishly served federal, state, and local governments; public and private education; community agencies; and, of course, the profession of psychology. But perhaps his most enduring contribution is the brilliance and clarity with which he has demonstrated that the social sciences--and in particular the field of psychology--can contribute to-and have responsibility to contribute to--determining the quality of life we experience and provide for others. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)