Sue Rosenberg Zalk Award for Distinguished Service to the Society for the Psychology of Women

This award recognizes the contributions of an individual who has served the Society for the Psychology of Women, American Psychological Association, in a variety of significant ways over a substantial period of time, as did Sue Rosenberg Zalk. The award will be presented at the 2013 APA Convention and carries a $500 honorarium.

At the time of her death in 2001, Sue Rosenberg Zalk was book series editor. During her more than 20 years of service to the division, Dr. Zalk was APA program chair, and she chaired committees and task forces on recruitment, fellows selection, awards, the Janet Hyde Graduate Student Award, mentoring, feminist submissions to  mainstream journals and the urban initiative. Also, she served as liaison to Division 51 (Society for the Psychological Study of Men and Masculinity) and APS.  She rarely missed an executive committee meeting and was forthright, insightful, strategic and diplomatic in her comments.  In addition, she assisted other committee chairs with their responsibilities and was a mentor and friend to many society members.

Deadline:  April 1, 2013

How to Apply

To nominate a candidate, please send a letter to the 2013 Committee (Susan Basow, chair; Jan Yoder; Karen Wyche) that addresses the nominee’s length of service to SPW, the variety and significance of her or his activities in SPW and the candidate’s contributions to SPW that have yet to be formally recognized. The strength of the nominating letter is important and may include input from up to three others beyond the nominator. 

Please submit a single, complete nominating letter for each candidate before April 1, 2013, to:

Susan Basow

Past Recipients

2012:  Susan Basow 
2011:  Jacquelyn White
2010:  Janice D. Yoder
2009:  Karen Fraser Wyche
2008:  Margaret Madden
2007:  Lula Beatty
2006:  Natalie Porter
2005:  none
2004:  Pamela Reid
2003:  Martha Banks
2002:  Cheryl Travis