APA President: Nadine J. Kaslow, PhD, ABPP
Yvonne M. Agazarian, EdD
For her pioneering work in developing a theory of living human systems and its systems-centered practice, and for training thousands of practitioners worldwide.
Toni Antonucci, PhD
For fiercely advocating for issues related to aging and lifespan processes and generously mentoring female psychologists.
Debra Bangasser, PhD
For her scholarly contributions related to sex differences in stress response systems and her remarkable leadership as the early career psychologist co-chair of the 2014 Opening Doors Summit: Doctoral Education to First Job.
David H. Barlow, PhD
For his lifelong dedication and passion for advancing psychology through science, education, training and practice.
Jeffrey E. Barnett, PsyD, ABPP
For his impressive service to the profession, scholarly productivity related to ethics and independent practice, and devotion to mentorship.
Cynthia D. Belar, PhD, ABPP
For championing quality education and training, raising awareness of the value of education advocacy and being an education visionary.
Charles T. Blair-Broeker, MAT
For his dedication as a leader in the teaching of psychology at the high school level.
Jennifer E. Boyd, PhD, CPRP
For her internationally renowned contributions in combating the debilitating effects of external and internalized stigma of serious mental illness, which have significantly influenced the field at a broad level.
Dolores Cimini, PhD
For being a formidable leader, blazing a trail for women and persons with disabilities into science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education.
Nancy Boyd-Franklin, PhD
For her dedication to mentoring and scholarship in the treatment of African-Americans, cultural competence, HIV/AIDS and community empowerment.
Sharon Stephens Brehm, PhD
For being an inspirational APA president, whose expertise spanned education, science and practice, and for advocating for the integration of clinical, developmental and social psychology.
Zeeshan Ahmad Butt, PhD
For his scholarly contributions related to clinical health psychology and his remarkable ability to foster professional engagement and career development among early career health psychologists.
June W. J. Ching, PhD, ABPP
For her dedicated service in Hawaii and at APA and her compassionate and collaborative approach to advancing the practice agenda and transforming the business of practice.
Y. Barry Chung, PhD
For his scholarship in career development and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues, multicultural counseling, exemplary leadership and service.
Ayse Çiftçi, PhD
For her passion, conviction and wisdom beyond her age in championing the voice, scholarship and leadership of early career psychologists.
William E. Cross, Jr., PhD
For more than four decades of stellar contributions to the understanding of social identities in African-Americans and other cultural groups.
Grady Dale, PhD
For passionate and life-long community advocacy devoted toward reducing the stigma of seeking mental health care among minority and underserved urban children and families.
Stephen DeMers, EdD
For his dedication to the profession and public protection through his commitment to psychology regulation.
lore m. dickey, PhD
For his knowledge and dedication to positive identity development for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and gender non-conforming people.
Carlo C. DiClemente, PhD, ABPP
In recognition of his scientific and clinical contributions to understanding motivation and behavior change and developing an integrative transtheoretical model that has advanced the treatment and prevention of addictive and health behaviors.
James E. Dobbins, PhD, ABPP
For his lifetime dedication to mentoring, an impressive scholarship in family psychology, racism, professional development, health attitudes and behaviors, multiculturalism, school consultations, therapy and career-long service to the profession.
Arthur C. Evans, Jr., PhD
For his effective efforts at transforming healthcare systems to ensure they bolster self-determination and resiliency and prioritize recovery.
Carol A. Falender, PhD
For her innovative contributions to the theory and practice of clinical supervision and tireless service to professional psychology locally, nationally and internationally.
Sue Frantz, MA
For her dedication, innovation and imagination in translating psychological science for the public by educating thousands of undergraduates.
Milton A. Fuentes, PsyD
For his leadership as a founding member and former president of New Jersey’s Latino Psychological Association and the 2012 president of the National Latina/o Psychological Association, as well as his impressive efforts to prepare students and professionals to address the mental health needs of the diverse Latino community in his role as a researcher, mentor, professor and consultant.
Margaret Gatz, PhD
For her remarkable leadership in geropsychology and psychology education and impressive scholarship in mental health in older adults, Alzheimer’s disease and urban social issues.
Jacqueline Gray, PhD
For groundbreaking scholarship with Native and rural communities, leadership of landmark programs and national organizations, mentoring of Native students and colleagues, and courageous advocacy efforts.
Lorraine Greene, PhD, ABPP
For her exemplary service in law enforcement and making sure those who protect us receive quality mental health care.
Robert L. Hatcher, PhD
For his incredible leadership in competency-based education and practicum training and extraordinary dedication to training future generations of psychologists.
Kimberly Hiroto, PhD
For her remarkable accomplishments as an early career psychologist in terms of providing quality clinical care, ensuring the competence of psychologists to work with older adults and excelling in major national leadership roles.
Tammy Hughes, PhD
For her efforts to advocate for and transform the science, training and practice of school psychology.
Cindy Juntunen, PhD
The consummate counseling psychologist and a nationally-recognized expert in education and training of professional psychologists.
Terence (Terry) M. Keane, PhD
For his lifelong commitment to helping our nation’s veterans.
W. Gregory Keilin, PhD
For making the psychology internship match a better, more just and humane process for our students and colleagues in health service psychology.
Robert Kerns, PhD
For his groundbreaking research on pain management and his remarkable leadership within psychology.
Julie M. Koch, PhD
For her dedication to the professional development and training of future psychologists.
Angela Kuemmel, PhD, ABPP
For her exceptional leadership of and advocacy for early career psychologists.
R. Eric Landrum, PhD
For remarkable contributions to undergraduate education in psychology.
Mark M. Leach, PhD
For his multifaceted, long-standing, varied and enduring contributions to education and training in psychology.
Jeanne LeBlanc, PhD, ABPP
For translating Western science and best practices into skill training for non-psychologists world-wide and changing the scope of disaster response.
Richard Lee, PhD
For his dedication and passion to bring much needed awareness to the experiences of transracial adoptees, especially Korean adoptees in the U.S.
Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga.
For over five decades of courageous, trailblazing leadership in the civil rights movement and for serving as a powerful voice for the disenfranchised.
John C. Linton, PhD, ABPP
For his visionary and remarkable leadership at the West Virginia University Charleston Campus and within U.S. psychology.
Rodney L. Lowman, PhD
For his impressive efforts in internationalizing multiculturalism, his leadership in the APA as the chair of the Board of Convention Affairs and as council representative of Div. 14 (Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology) and his rejuvenation of Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research .
Stephen R. McCutcheon, PhD
In recognition of his influential contributions, collaborative leadership and extensive service to the education and training community in professional psychology.
M. Ellen Mitchell, PhD
For her leadership in mental health, groundbreaking scholarship and career-long service to the profession.
Velma McBride Murry, PhD
For distinguished research contributions, inspirational teaching and mentoring, and dedicated leadership as an advocate for children, youth and HIV-affected groups.
Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C.
For her five decades of “leadership to achieve positive social change through civil rights activism to protect ethnic minorities and women from discrimination and to promote equal opportunities for all.”
Katharine Hahn Oh, PhD
For her commitment, energy and skill in engaging early career psychologists in the organization’s lifeblood.
Stephanie O'Malley, PhD
For her impressive leadership and landmark research in substance abuse.
Roger L. Peterson, PhD, ABPP
For his landmark contributions in competency-based education and training, development of innovative models of professional psychology and commitments to the betterment of quality in the profession.
Psychology Teachers at Community Colleges Committee
For leadership in supporting APA's strategic goals of maximizing organizational effectiveness and promoting psychological science.
Terrence James Roberts, PhD
For his dedication as a civil rights pioneer and a psychologist devoted to the advancement of social justice and racial equality.
Emil Rodolfa, PhD
For ensuring that training in applied psychology meets the highest standards for the profession and for those who seek psychologist’s services.
Elyn R. Saks, JD
For her tireless advocacy on behalf of individuals with serious mental illness, her courageous efforts to fight stigma, her eloquence in communicating her personal struggles with psychosis and her living example of hope that recovery is possible.
Maxine Ruth Samorodin
For realizing the importance of psychological health in her career, and the rare accomplishment of having lived 100 years.
Azara Santiago-Rivera, PhD, NCC
For being a passionate and accomplished educator, scholar and social justice leader.
Mary Schohn, PhD
For impressively expanding mental health services for our nation's veterans within the Veterans Health Administration in her position as executive director of the Office of Mental Health Operations.
Anneliese A. Singh, PhD
For her knowledge and dedication to positive identity development for multiply marginalized youth.
Linda C. Sobell, PhD, ABPP and Mark B. Sobell, PhD, ABPP
In recognition of their influential contributions to the substance use disorders field.
Trisha Stark, PhD, MPP, LP
For her dedicated service to the Minnesota Psychological Association and the people of Minnesota.
Ellen Lee Simon Stover, PhD
For her pioneering efforts to advance domestic and international research, preventive interventions, treatment and training in HIV/AIDS.
Judith Van Hoorn, PhD
For her single-minded vision, enduring commitment and dedication, and wisdom and courage in leading APA to amend the Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct to include human rights as central to the association’s ethical foundation.
Sam Wan, PhD
An up and coming early career Department of Veterans Affairs psychologist, who has assumed major organizational leadership roles and is a national trailblazer in multiculturalism.
Carol Webb, PhD, APBB
For her impressive efforts aimed at ensuring that psychologists are competent at initial licensure and remain competent to practice throughout their careers.
Erica H. Wise, PhD
For her lifelong devotion to psychology training and education and stellar contributions related to professional ethics.
Katie Witkiewitz, PhD
For her early career accomplishments, dedication to advancing the science and treatment of addictive behaviors, and service to the field.
Linda M. Woolf, PhD
For educating current and future generations about human rights through her scholarly teaching and writing, and for assisting APA in drafting and adopting policy resolutions that prohibit human rights abuses and protect the welfare of individuals in U.S. custody, most notably the comprehensive 2013 policy that reconciled seven earlier APA policies.
Robert Zeiss, PhD
For his exceptional stewardship of psychology training in the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Susan F. Zlotlow, PhD
For her indefatigable efforts to ensure quality education and training.