Lee Salk Distinguished Service Award

The award honors faculty in pediatric psychology who mentor students in an exemplary way, providing professional advice and guidance through various phases of the graduate program, and recognizes outstanding contributions to the Society of Pediatric Psychology or to the field of pediatric psychology generally.

Examples of types of significant contributions include: Public or political advocacy or leadership; Significant and extensive prevention or intervention program development, implementations, and dissemination; Development and implementation of significant and influential service or training models; professional leadership in other professional or public organizations that benefit the field of pediatric psychology; Substantial influential production of scholarship that is not necessarily empirical.

Annual deadline: December 1

Eligibility

The award is not given in recognition of those usual or expected contributions to SPP provided by its elected officials. However, it can be given to a previous executive committee member to recognize organization contributions substantially beyond those expected.

How to Apply

Nominations may be made by sending a current curriculum vitae and letter describing the nominee's qualifying characteristics. Send nominations to:

Tonya M. Palermo, PhD
Professor, Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
University of Washington and Seattle Children's Research Institute
P.O. Box 5371, CW-8
Seattle, WA 98145-5005  

Past Recipients

2013: David J. Bearison
2011: Edward Christophersen
2010: Lewis Lipsitt
2009: Terri Stancin
2008: Glen P. Aylward
2006: Gary Walco
2005: Dennis Harper
2004: Conway Saylor
2003: Danny Armstrong
2002: Jan Wallander
2001: Dennis Russo
2000: William Rae