Nominations will be considered for psychologists working in a wide variety of institutional practice settings (e.g. schools, military, state hospital, Department of Veterans Affairs, etc.).
Eligibility
To be eligible, services should have been provided to diverse client groups or patient populations, including but not limited to:
Children/adolescents/adults/older adults
Urban/rural/frontier populations
Minority populations
Persons with serious mental illness will be considered
Contributions may be judged distinguished by virtue of peer recognition, advancement of the public's recognition of psychology as a profession, relevant professional association honors, or other meritorious accomplishments denoting excellence as a practitioner including improvement of institutional service delivery systems or development of psychologically informed public policy.
All nominees must have excellent overall personal and professional reputations. Nominees should not have received disciplinary action from a state board of examiners in psychology and must have no history of ethical violations at the state or national level.
How to Apply
Nominators should provide a detailed narrative statement of no more than 300 words on the nature of the contributions and focus of the nomination and an up-to-date resume and bibliography. Endorsements from other individuals or groups are encouraged. Also, nominators of award winners will be responsible for preparing a 100-word award citation.
Send nomination materials to:
Sheila Kerr
American Psychological Association
750 First Street NE
Washington, DC 20002-4242
You may also reach her by phone at (202) 336-5878 or email.
Past Recipients
2012: Michael E. Barnes, PhD
2011: Ronald H. Rozensky, PhD, ABPP
2010: Kathleen M. McNamara, PhD, ABPP, FACP
2009: Eduardo S Morales, PhD
