Emil R. Rodolfa: Award for Distinguished Contributions of Applications of Psychology to Education and Training.

Provides the biography of Emil R. Rodolfa and announces that he has received the APA Award for Distinguished Contributions of Applications of Psychology to Education and Training (2004) for his leadership in the areas of training, scholarly pursuits, administration, professional regulation, and clinical practice. A selected bibliography is also provided. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Center for Victims of Torture-Guinea 2004-2005 International Mental Health Team: International Humanitarian Award.

Presents the citation for the Center for Victims of Torture--Guinea 2004-2005 International Mental Health Team, who received the International Humanitarian Award "for their outstanding commitment to the healing of torture victims and to educating the world community about torture and war trauma." A brief profile of the Center is presented, as well as the Center's award address, entitled Trauma Healing in Refugee Camps in Guinea: A Psychosocial Program for Liberian and Sierra Leonean Survivors of Torture and War (see record 2006-21079-047). (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Theodore P. Beauchaine: Award for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology.

Presents the citation for Theodore P. Beauchaine, who received the Award for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology (psychopathology) "for core contributions in developmental psychopathology, especially related to the biological underpinnings of various mental disorders among children, sophisticated and elegant quantitative approaches to these issues, and exemplary work on the prevention of such conditions." A brief profile and a selected bibliography accompany the citation. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Isabel Gauthier: Award for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology.

Provides the biography of Isabel Gauthier and announces that she has won the Award for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology for highly original and rigorous thinking about the nature of visual representation. A selected bibliography is also provided. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Reginald L. Jones: Award for Distinguished Career Contributions to Education and Training.

Provides the biography of Reginald L. Jones and announces that he has won the Award for Distinguished Career Contributions to Education and Training for a body of materials that instruct, enlighten, and both coalesce and expand the knowledge base in psychology and education. By documenting the history, theories, and research in the area of Black psychology, he has been heralded worldwide as a father of Black psychology. A selected bibliography is also provided. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Awards for Distinguished Education and Training Contributions: Diane F. Halpern.

These awards 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. This year's winner is Diane F. Halpern. Very few scholars have made so many important and diverse contributions to the advancement of quality education as has Halpern. She has applied the theories, empirical methods, and knowledge of cognitive psychology and psychometrics to educational practices that are designed to help students become better thinkers and learners. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Award for distinguished contributions to the international advancement of psychology: Anthony J. Marsella.

The Committee on International Relations in Psychology confers the Award(s) for Distinguished Contributions to the International Advancement of Psychology to an individual(s) who has made sustained and enduring contributions to international cooperation and the advancement of knowledge of psychology. In accordance with established custom, the award winners have agreed to present addresses on some phase of their contributions to research in the international psychological field at the 1997 convention. Award addresses delivered in 1996 are published in the April 1997 American Psychologist. One of the two winners is Anthony J. Marsella. Marsella has promoted cross-cultural understanding and acceptance as a key to peace within and among nations. Marsella has conducted international research for three decades, as a Fulbright Scholar in the Philippines, a project director for a psychiatric epidemiological study in Borneo, a National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Culture and Mental Health Fellow at the East-West Center in Honolulu, Hawaii, and a professor of psychology and director of the World Health Organization (WHO) at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. At present, in addition to holding the latter two positions, he is director of the Clinical Studies Program at the University of Hawaii at Manoa and a member of the American Psychological Association Task Force on Urban Initiatives. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

American Psychological Foundation awards for 1984: Gold Medal, Distinguished Teaching in Psychology, Distinguished Teaching of Group Process, and the National Psychology Awards for Excellence in the Media.

On August 26, 1984, at the annual meeting of the APA in Toronto, Canada, the American Psychological Foundation announced the recipients of the Gold Medal Award (to Anne Anastasi), the Distinguished Teaching in Psychology Award (to David L. Cole), the Distinguished Teaching of Group Process Award (to Robert Freed Bales), and the National Psychology Award for Excellence in the Media (to Howard Gardner, Daniel Goleman and Roger Sergel). Nicholas A. Cummings, president of the APF, made the presentations. The citations, biographies, and bibliographies for all of the recipients are presented here. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Distinguished scientific award for the applications of psychology: 1987.

The Distinguished Scientific Award for the 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. In accordance with established custom, the award winner will be invited to present an address on some phase of his or her scientific work at the 1988 APA Convention. This year's winner, Robert Glaser, was presented with a check for $2,000 and an engrossed citation of his contribution. The award was presented by Marshall Haith, chair of the committee. Other members of the committee were Lyn Abramson, Patricia Carpenter, Brenda Milner, Mary Tenopyr, and Mark Zanna. The winners since the establishment of the award are also listed here. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)