APA ONLINE HOME HOME SITE MAP CONTACT APA Science Directorate

Scientific Awards and Honors

Award for Distinguished Service to Psychological Science

The APA Board of Scientific Affairs (BSA) is soliciting nominations for the Award for Distinguished Service to Psychological Science. This Award recognizes individuals who have made outstanding contributions to psychological science through their commitment to a culture of service. Nominees will have demonstrated their service to the discipline by aiding in association governance; serving on boards, committees and various psychological associations; editing journals; reviewing grant proposals; mentoring students and colleagues; advocating for psychological science’s best interests with state and federal lawmakers; and promoting the value of psychological science in the public eye. Nominees may be involved in one service area, many of the areas, or all of the service areas noted above. An individual’s service to the discipline and not a person’s scholarly achievements are the focus of this award.

To submit a nomination provide the following:

  • A letter of nomination that describes and supports the individual’s contributions (e.g., nature of the individual’s service to psychological science, positions held, etc.). The nomination letter should be no more than two pages long.
     
  • A curriculum vita
     
  • Three letters of support from individuals familiar with the nominee’s service to the discipline (These letters can be from colleagues who have served with the nominee; a Dean familiar with the nominee’s service; former students; Association/Society presidents, etc.)

Award recipients will receive an honorarium of $1,000. The deadline for nominations is March 31, 2008. Nominations will only be accepted as electronic submissions to Culture of Service. Please be sure to submit the nomination as a package that includes the letter of nomination, vita, and three letters of support.

The deadline for 2008 submissions is March 31, 2008.

Past Recipients
2007: Roxane Silver
2006: Robert Balster; Nora Newcombe
2005: Robert Bjork; J. Bruce Overmier

For more information, please contact: Suzanne Wandersman.

 

Related Links