Div. 15 (Education)
Div. 15 has issued a call for fellow status applications. Fellow status is awarded to individuals who have demonstrated outstanding performance in psychology and whose work has had a national impact in educational psychology. Deadline: Jan. 3. Contact: Mitchell Rabinowitz, Graduate School of Education, Fordham University, 113 W. 60th St., New York, NY 10023; (212) 636-6462; fax: (212) 636-6402; e-mail: mrabinowitz@fordham.edu.
Div. 30 (Society for Psychological Hypnosis)
Div. 30 has announced that the division's official name has changed from the Division of Psychological Hypnosis to the Society for Psychological Hypnosis. Division President Cynthia Wickless, PhD, says the new name is expected to give greater recognition, authority and visibility to the division beyond APA.
Div. 37 (Child, Youth and Family Services)
Div. 37 and APA's Public Policy Office recognize that members are vital to APA's work in Washington, particularly concerning issues
of child maltreatment. They are inviting members to learn more about federal legislation and regulatory issues surrounding child maltreatment, and become more involved in the policy-making process. Contact: Daniel Dodgen, PhD, Senior Legislative and Federal
Affairs Officer; (202) 336-6068;
fax: (202) 336-6063; e-mail.
Div. 45 (Society for the Psychological Study of Ethnic Minority Issues)
Each year, Div. 45 honors individuals who have made significant contributions in the promotion of ethnic-minority concerns in several areas. This year, the division is presenting six awards:
* Shelley P. Harrell, PhD, an associate professor at Pepperdine University, received the Emerging Professional Award, which recognizes outstanding contributions to the promotion of ethnic-minority issues within 10 years of graduation.
* Thomas A. Parham, PhD, director of the Counseling Center at the University of California, received the Charles and Shirley Thomas Award for his work in student mentoring as well as making psychology more responsive to the needs of African Americans.
* Alice F. Chang, PhD, and Christine Iijima Hall, PhD, received the Distinguished Contribution in Service Award for their work in minority women's issues.
* Pamela Trotman Reid, PhD, a developmental psychologist at the University of Michigan, received the Distinguished Contribution to Research Award, in recognition of her scholarly contributions in writing, publishing and disseminating information about ethnic-minority populations.
Div. 49 (Group Psychology and Group Psychotherapy)
Div. 49 has announced that Joseph McGrath, PhD, professor emeritus of psychology at the University
of Illinois, will receive the Group Psychologist of the Year Award
for his career contributions, especially for his work on the role of time in group behavior, that have produced important insights into groups and their members. McGrath will receive his award and speak about his work at the APA Annual Convention in San Francisco, Aug. 24-28. Further information about his speech and Div. 49's convention program can be found at: www.pitt.edu/~cslewis/GP2/Hello.html.
--R. BALLIE
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