Judith Van Hoorn, PhD, was awarded a Presidential Citation 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.
Van Hoorn, professor emerita, education and school psychology, Gladys L. Benerd School of Education; past president of Div. 48 (Society for the Study of Peace, Conflict and Violence: Peace Psychology); APA fellow; recipient of awards for excellence in teaching and for her work in peace studies and peace psychology; and author of numerous publications on child and adolescent development. Van Hoorn was a leader in drafting amendments to the Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct that placed human rights as foundational to psychology ethics. Through her commitment to this initiative, unwavering patience as the process unfolded and tenacity in moving the draft amendments forward to adoption by council, she has made a profound and lasting contribution to APA.