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Call for Award Nominations

Please submit nominations for the following awards for the year 2009 (selected in 2008) to Ralph W. Hood, Jr., Division 36 Awards Chair, Department of Psychology, 350 Holt Hall, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, 615 McCallie Avenue, Chattanooga, TN 37403.

1. William C. Bier Award

This award is offered annually to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution through publication and professional activity to the dissemination of findings on religious and allied issues or who has made a notable contribution to the integration of these findings with those of other disciplines, notably philosophy, sociology, and anthropology.

The recipient is presented with a plaque at the Division's annual meeting.
Deadline for nominations: March 31 (the year preceding the year of award)

2. William James Award

This award is offered every three years to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution through publication and professional activity to basic research and theory in the psychology of religion and related areas.

The recipient is presented with a plaque at the Division’s annual meeting.
Deadline for nominations: March 31 (the year preceding the year of award)

3. Distinguished Service Award

This award is offered to individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to Division 36 through service and leadership.

Recipients are presented with a plaque at the Division's annual meeting.
Deadline for nominations: March 31 (the year preceding the year of award)

4. Margaret Gorman Early Career Award

This award is offered to an individual whose innovative research in the psychology of religion is marked by scholarly excellence and has implications for theory, practice, or further research. The recipient of the award must have completed the master's or doctoral degree within five years of the submission deadline and must be the sole or first author of the paper. Entries must either come from or be sponsored by a member, associate or affiliate of Division 36. Both unpublished and published papers are eligible.

The recipient will be presented with $100.00 and a plaque at the Division's annual meeting and will be invited to present his or her research as part of the Division 36 program at the next APA convention.
Deadline for nominations: March 31 (the year preceding the year of award)

5. Virginia Sexton Mentoring Award

This award is offered to individuals who have contributed to the psychology of religion by mentoring individuals who themselves have become active in the field.

Recipients are presented with a plaque at the Division's annual meeting.
Deadline for nominations: March 31 (the year preceding the year of award)

6. Research Seed Grant

This grant is awarded to provide recognition and assistance to scholars in the psychology of religion who are in the early stages of their careers. Applicants should be engaged in graduate study or have completed the doctoral degree or terminal master's degree within the past five years. The proposed research should address a significant issue in the psychology of religion, show sophistication in research methods and design, and promise to make a contribution to theory, further research, or practice. Proposals must be no longer than 10 double-spaced typed pages and should indicate the purpose of the proposed study and its significance for the psychology of religion. They should also describe the research design and indicate how the grant, if awarded, will be used.

Awards up to $1000 will be granted and winning proposals will be described in the Division 36 Newsletter.
Deadlines for application: June 30 (the year preceding the year of award)
Apply to the President of the Division.

2008 Division 36 Award Recipients

The following persons were approved at the 2007 Executive Committee Meeting to receive Division 36 awards for 2007. Recipients will be presented their awards at the 2008 APA Convention.

1. William Bier Award: Ray Paloutzian

3. Distinguished Service Award: Ralph Piedmont

4. Margaret Gorman Early Career Award: Nat Wade

5. Virginia Sexton Mentoring Award: Bernard Spilka

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2007 Division 36 Award Recipients

The following persons were approved at the 2006 Executive Committee Meeting to receive Division 36 awards for 2007. Recipients were presented their awards at the 2007 APA Convention.

2. William James Award: Lee Kirkpatrick

3. Distinguished Service Award: Mike Donahue

4. Margaret Gorman Early Career Award: Bart Duriez

5. Virginia Sexton Mentoring Award: Dirk Hutsebaut

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2006 Division 36 Award Recipients

The following persons were approved at the 2005 Executive Committee Meeting to receive Division 36 awards for 2005. Recipients will be presented their awards at the 2006 APA Convention.

1. William Bier Award: Leslie J. Francis

4. Margaret Gorman Early Career Award: Mark E. Koltko

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2005 Division 36 Award Recipients

The following persons were approved at the 2004 Executive Committee Meeting to receive Division 36 awards for 2005. Recipients will be presented their awards at the 2005 APA Convention.

1. William Bier Award: Owe Wilkstrom

3. Distinguished Service Award: David Wulff

4. Margaret Gorman Early Career Award: Vassilis Saroglou

5. Virginia Sexton Mentoring Award: Ray Paloutzian

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2004 Division 36 Award Recipients

The following persons were approved at the 2003 Executive Committee Meeting to receive Division 36 awards for 2004. Recipients were presented their awards at the 2004 APA Convention.

1. William Bier Award: Naomi R. Goldenberg

3. Distinguished Service Award: Edward P. Shafranske

4. Margaret Gorman Early Career Award: Israelia Silberman

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2003 Division 36 Award Recipients

The following persons were confirmed at the 2002 Executive Committee Meeting to receive Division 36 awards for 2003. Recipients were presented their awards at the 2003 APA Convention.

1. William C. Bier Award: Nils G. Holm

2. William James Award: Jacob A. Belzen

3. Distinguished Service Award: Peter C. Hill

4. Margaret Gorman Early Career Award: Julie J. Exline

5. Virginia Sexton Mentoring Award: Everett L. Worthington, Jr.

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2002 Division 36 Award Recipients

1. William C. Bier Award: Siang-Yang Tan

4. Margaret Gorman Early Career Award: Todd Hall

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2001 Division 36 Award Recipients

1. William C. Bier Award: William C. Meissner

3. Distinguished Service Award: Hendrika vande Kemp

4. Margaret Gorman Early Career Award: W. Paul Williamson

5. Virginia Sexton Mentoring Award: Allen E. Bergin

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2000 Division 36 Award Recipients

1. William C. Bier Award: Carole A. Rayburn

2. William James Award: Antoine Vergote

4. Margaret Gorman Early Career Award: Michael E. McCullough

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1999 Division 36 Award Recipients

1. William C. Bier Award: P. Scott Richards

4. Margaret Gorman Early Career Award: Crystal Park

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1998 Division 36 Award Recipients

1. William C. Bier Award: Peter C. Hill

3. Distinguished Service Award: Vytautas Bieliauskas

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1997 Division 36 Award Recipients

1. William C. Bier Award: Edward P. Shafranske

2. William James Award: K. Helmu Reich

3. Distinguished Service Award: Bernard Spilka

4. Margaret Gorman Early Career Award: Christopher Burris

5. Virginia Sexton Mentoring Award: Carole A. Rayburn

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1996 Division 36 Award Recipients

1. William C. Bier Award: Ana Maria Rizzuto

3. Distinguished Service Award: Mary E. Reuder

5. Virginia Sexton Mentoring Award: Eileen Gavin, Ralph Hood, Sheridan P. McCabe, Mary E. Reuder, Virginia Staudt Sexton, E. Mark Stern

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1995 Division 36 Award Recipients

1. William C. Bier Award: John McDargh

2. William James Award: Kalevi Tamminen

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1994 Division 36 Award Recipients

1. William C. Bier Award: Don Capps

2. William James Award: Jim Fowler

3. Distinguished Service Award: Margaret Gorman

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1993 Division 36 Award Recipients

1. William C. Bier Award: James W. Jones

2. William James Award: Benjamin Beit-Hallahmi

3. Distinguished Service Award: Constance Nelson

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1992 Division 36 Award Recipients

1. William C. Bier Award: Barry Ekstadt

2. William James Award: L.B. Brown

3. Distinguished Service Award: E. Mark Stern

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1991 Division 36 Award Recipients

1. William C. Bier Award: David Wulff

2. William James Award: Bruce Hunsburger

3. Distinguished Service Award: Paul Centi

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1990 Division 36 Award Recipients

1. William C. Bier Award: Hendrika Vande Kemp

2. William James Award: Allen E. Bergin

3. Distinguished Service Award: Sheridan P. McCabe

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1989 Division 36 Award Recipients

1. William C. Bier Award: Reuven Bulka

2. William James Award: Peter Benson

3. Distinguished Service Award: Eileen Gavin

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1988 Division 36 Award Recipients

1. William C. Bier Award: David Bakan

2. William James Award: C. Daniel Batson

3. Distinguished Service Award: Margaret Donnelly

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1987 Division 36 Award Recipients

1. William C. Bier Award: H. Newton Maloney

2. William James Award: Kenneth Pargament

3. Distinguished Service Award: Virginia Staudt Sexton

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1986 Division 36 Award Recipients

1. William C. Bier Award: Paul Pruyser

2. William James Award: Richard Gorsuch

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1985 Division 36 Award Recipients

1. William C. Bier Award: Paul Clement

2. William James Award: Ralph Hood

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1984 Division 36 Award Recipients

1. William C. Bier Award: James E. Royce

2. William James Award: Noel Mailloux

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1983 Division 36 Award Recipients

1. William C. Bier Award: Gary Collins

2. William James Award: Merton Strommen

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1982 Division 36 Award Recipients

1. William C. Bier Award: Adrian Van Kaam

2. William James Award: Bernard Spilka

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1981 Division 36 Award Recipients

2. William James Award: Walter Houston Clark

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1980 Division 36 Award Recipients

2. William James Award: William C. Bier (awarded posthumously)

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1979 Division 36 Award Recipients

2. William James Award: Andre Godin

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1978 Division 36 Award Recipients

None given

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1977 Division 36 Award Recipients

2. William James Award: Orlo Strunk

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1976 Division 36 Award Recipients

2. William James Award: Frank Kobler

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Fellows of Division 36

A: Amy L. Ai
B: Peter L. Benson, Allen E. Bergin, Vytautas J. Bieliauskas
C: Paul W. Clement
D:
E:
F:
G:
Kenneth J. Gergen, Richard L. Gorsuch
H: Peter C. Hill, George S. Howard
I:
J:
James W. Jones
K: Eugene C. Kennedy, Stanley C. Krippner
L: Robert C. Leslie, Robert J. Lovinger
M: Noel Mailloux, H. Newton Malony, Susan H. McFadden, William J. McGuire, Mark R. McMinn, David G. Myers
N: S. Bruce Narramore
O: Daniel C. O'Connell, Walter E. O'Connell
P: Raymond F. Paloutzian, Kenneth I. Pargament, Helen E. Peixotto, Thomas G. Plante
R: Julian Rappaport, Carole A. Rayburn, Mary E. Reuder, P. Scott Richards
S: Jack Sawyer, Edward Paul Shafranske, Hirsch L. Silverman, Leonard T. Sperry, Bernard Spilka, E. Mark Stern, Merton P. Strommen
T: Siang-Yang Tan, John R. Tisdale, Jerome A. Travers
U:
V:
Adrian L. van Kaam, Hendrika Vande Kemp, Frances E. Vaughan,
W: David M. Wulff
X:
Y:
Z:
Edwin S. Zolik

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