Dr. Leona Aiken: Recipient of the 2001 Division 5 Jacob Cohen Award for Distinguished Contributions to Teaching and Mentoring

Dr. Leona Aiken was the winner of the first 2001 Distinguished Teaching/Mentoring Award. Dr. Aiken was presented with a plaque at the 109th meeting of APA in San Francisco, and had a write-up printed in the October 2001 Score Newsletter. Dr. Aiken received her Ph.D. in 1970 from Purdue University. She is currently a professor at Arizona State University and has been noted for numerous achievements: several teaching awards; Associate Dean for Research; Director of Quantitative program; Vice Provost for Academic Programs; numerous grants on Women's Health; leadership positions in APA and other organizations (e.g., Past President of Division 5; President of Coalition for Academic, Scientific and Applied Psychology of APA Council; President-elect of the Western Psychological Association); co-author of 2 books; and co-author of 70 published articles.

Dr. Susan Embretson: Recipient of the 2001 Division 5 Samuel J. Messick Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions

Dr. Susan Embretson was the winner of the 2001 Distinguished Scientific Contributions Award. Dr. Embretson was awarded with a plaque and was invited to present a talk at the 109th annual meeting of APA in San Francisco in August 2001. Dr. Embretson received her Ph.D. in 1973 from the University of Minnesota and has been distinguished for her work in Psychometric Modeling, Cognitive Psychology, and Item Response Theory. Evidence of her excellence and leadership abound (e.g., 1976 Palmer O. Johnson Award from AERA; Fellow of APA and APS; 1990/91 Past President of Division 5, APA; 1992 James McKeen Cattell Award; 1997/98 Past-President for the Society for Multivariate Experimental Psychology; and 1998/99 President of the Psychometric Society).

Dr. Gary Burkholder: Recipient of the 2001 Division 5 Distinguished Dissertation Award

Dr. Gary Burkholder was selected from 9 nominees to win the 2001 Distinguished Dissertation Award from Division 5. Dr. Burkholder received his Ph.D. in 2000 from the University of Rhode Island. His major professor was Lisa Harlow. Dr. Burkholder presented a summary of his dissertation entitled: "Longitudinal Modeling: Integrating Theory and Methodology to Understand HIV Risk" at the 2001 annual meeting in San Francisco where he was awarded with a check and a plaque. He is currently working at the Institute for Community Research in Hartford, Connecticut.