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)     

The second annual creative talent awards program in psychology.

The program evaluates "dissertations of doctoral candidates on the basis of originality and creativity, indicative of the author's promise of an eminent contribution to the science of psychology." The winners were Karl E. Weick, who received $1000 and Michael I. Posner and David J. Reynolds, who received $500 each. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Gold Medal and Distinguished Scientific Writing Awards 1957.

The APF's second Gold Medal Award would have been given to Lewis Madison Terman. However, the APF's Board of Trustees "decided against a policy of awarding this medal posthumously and also against naming another award winner in his place this year." The Award for Distinguished Science Writing in the Field of Psychology consisting of a scroll and a check for $500 was awarded to Ernest Havemann. The citation in part read: "For his articles on psychology in Life magazine, January 7, 1957 to February 4, 1957… . Mr. Havemann's series was judged to be outstanding, not only for accuracy, lucidity, and interest, but for truly exceptional grasp of the diversity of modern psychological research and services." A brief biography of Mr. Havemann is presented and also part of his acceptance statement. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Gold Medal and Distinguished Science Writing Awards.

The American Psychological Foundation Gold Medal was presented to Walter R. Miles, "Pioneer in the precise observation of human and animal behavior… prime mover in educating scientists… humane person devoted to others both in his personal relations and in his research." The American Psychological Foundation Science Writing Award was presented to Gay Gaer Luce of Philadelphia "in recognition of newspaper and magazine accounts of recent psychological developments." Photographs of each recipient are included. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

The American Psychological Association Distinguished Scientific Contribution Awards for 1956.

On September 2, 1956, the APA Distinguished Scientific Contribution Awards were presented to Kenneth W. Spence, Carl R. Rogers, and Wolfgang K?hler. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Gold Medal and Distinguished Science Writing Awards: 1960.

The American Psychological Foundation (APF) Gold Medal was presented to John Frederick Dashiell; a brief biography is given. The APF Science Writing Award was presented to Michael Sklar, Harold Mayer, and Frank DeFelitta for "excellence in conception and production of the television show, 'The Brain Story'." From Psyc Abstracts 36:02:2AC98A. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Distinguished Scientific Contribution Awards: 1961.

Distinguished Scientific Contribution Awards of the APA were presented to James Jerome Gibson, Donald Olding Hebb, and Henry Alexander Murray. The formal citation accompanying the award, a photograph, a brief professional biography, and a bibliography of scientific publications are included for each award recipient. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Distinguished scientific contribution awards: 1959.

A citation, a biography, a list of scientific publications, and a photograph of each award recipient are presented for Leon Festinger, Donald Benjamin Lindsley, and Neal Elgar Miller. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

American Psychological Association Distinguished Scientific Contribution Awards.

A citation, professional biography, photograph, and list of scientific publications are provided for each of the following award recipients: Gordon Willard Allport, Wendell Richard Garner, and Joy Paul Guilford. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)