Gold Medal Awards for Life Achievement

The Gold Medal Awards for Life Achievement are bestowed in recognition of a distinguished career and enduring contribution to psychology.

The Gold Medal Awards are conferred in four categories:

• Gold Medal Award for Life Achievement in the Science of Psychology recognizes a distinguished career and enduring contribution to advancing psychological science.

• Gold Medal for Life Achievement in the Application of Psychology recognizes a distinguished career and enduring contribution to advancing the application of psychology through methods, research, and/or application of psychological techniques to important practical problems.

• Gold Medal Award for Life Achievement in Psychology in the Public Interest recognizes a distinguished career and enduring contribution to the application of psychology in the public interest.

• Gold Medal Award for Life Achievement in the Practice of Psychology recognizes a distinguished career and enduring contribution to advancing the professional practice of psychology through a demonstrable effect on patterns of service delivery in the profession.

Amount:
APF Gold Medalist receive a mounted gold medal, an all-expense paid trip to the APA annual convention, where the award is presented, and a $2,000 donation is made in their name to the charity of their choice.

Eligibility: Psychologists who are 65 years or older, normally residing in North America.

Application process: Nominations should indicate the award category for which the individual is being nominated and include:

• A nomination statement that traces the nominee's cumulative record of enduring contributions in the award category
• A current vita and bibliography
• Letters of recommendation from appropriate professionals and colleagues supporting the nomination

All nomination materials should be coordinated and collected by the chief nominator and forwarded in one package to
APF Gold Medal Awards
American Psychological Foundation
750 First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002-4242.

Deadline: December 1, 2008