CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
CNPAAEMI HENRY TOMES AWARDS FOR DISTINGUISHED CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF ETHNIC MINORITY PSYCHOLOGY
The Henry Tomes Awards for the Advancement of Ethnic Minority Psychology, named in honor of one of the leaders and pioneers of ethnic minority psychology, are awarded biennially at the National Multicultural Conference and Summit. Funded by the member associations of the Council of National Psychological Associations for the Advancement of Ethnic Minority Interests (CNPAAEMI), the Tomes Awards honor psychologists from each ethnic minority community - African American, Alaska Native/American Indian, Asian American/Pacific Islander, Latina/o American - on a rotating basis. The 2009 Tomes Awards will recognize one American Indian/Alaska Native psychologist in each of the two categories:
A. Senior Alaska Native/American Indian Psychologist who has been in the field for 20 or more years and whose work demonstrates distinguished contributions for the empowerment of ethnic minority individuals and communities in the following arenas: (a) the development and promotion of ethnic minority psychology in the areas of research, training, practice, and policy; (b) advocacy in the interests and psychological well-being of individuals across multiple ethnic minority communities: African American, American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian American/Pacific Islander and Latino/a Americans; and (c) leadership in institutions and organizations to advance ethnic minority interests in the practice, science, and/or education of psychology.
B. Emerging American Indian/Alaska Native Psychologist who has graduated no earlier than 1998 (i.e., 10 years post-doctorate), and whose work has already influenced and demonstrates promise for distinguished contributions towards the empowerment of ethnic minority individuals and communities in the following arenas: (a) development and promotion of ethnic minority psychology in two of the four following areas: research, training, practice, policy with emerging efforts in the remaining two; (b) advocacy in the interests and psychological well-being of individuals in one of the following ethnic minority communities: African American, Alaska Native/American Indian, Asian American/Pacific Islander and Latino/a Americans with emerging contributions to at least one other ethnic minority community; and (c) leadership in institutions and organizations to advance ethnic minority interests in the practice, science, and/or education of psychology.
Nomination packets must include the following: (1) a nomination letter; (2) three letters of endorsement; and (3) the candidate's current curriculum vita. Materials should be addressed to CNPAAEMI and sent to the Office of Ethnic Minority Affairs, American Psychological Association, 750 First Street, NE Washington, DC 20002-4242. The deadline for receipt of nomination materials is October 1, 2008. The winners of the 2009 CNPAAEMI Henry Tomes Awards will receive an award plaque and a cash honorarium that will be presented during the National Multicultural Conference and Summit in New Orleans, January 15 to January 16, 2009.
