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 2012 APA convention and carries a $500 honorarium.

At the time of her death in 2001, Sue Rosenberg Zalk was book series editor. In the course of over 20 years of service to the division, Dr. Zalk was APA Program Chair and chaired committees and taskforces on recruitment, fellows selection, awards, the Hyde student award, mentoring, feminist submissions to mainstream journals, and the urban initiative, and was liaison to Division 51 (Society for the Psychological Study of Men and Masculinity) and APS. She rarely missed an Executive Committee and was forthright, insightful, strategic and diplomatic in her comments. She also assisted other committee chairs with their responsibilities and was a mentor and friend to many Society members. Sponsored by Division 35.

Deadline:  April 1, 2012

How to Apply

To nominate a candidate, please send a letter to the 2012 Committee (Jackie White, 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, 2012, to:

Jackie White
Fax: (336) 334-5066

Past Recipients

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