Baltes Distinguished Research Achievement Award

The Baltes Distinguished Research Achievement Award recognizes distinguished careers and outstanding contributions to the psychological science of aging. The recipient will be presented with a cash award of $5,000 at the annual APA convention in the year in which the award was made. The recipient will deliver the Baltes DRA Award Address at the convention the following year.

Nominees should have a strong record of exceptional theoretical and empirical contributions to the psychological science of aging over the course of their careers.

Nominees must be current members or affiliates of Division 20.

Nomination materials should be uploaded through the Division 20 Awards Submission websiteopens in new window.

The nomination materials will include the following:

• A letter of nomination (by a Division 20 member) describing the nominee's nature and significance of the nominee's research accomplishments.
• A current CV on the nominee.
• At least two additional letters of support (one must be from a Division 20 member).

2025

Susan T. Charles, PhD

2024

Manfried Diehl, PhD

2023

Patricia Reuter-Lorenz, PhD

2022

Karen Fingerman, PhD

2021

Toni Antonucci, PhD

2020

Jacqui Smith, PhD

2019

Becca Levy

2018

Karen Rook

2017

Carol Ryff

2016

Thomas Hess

2015

Richard Schulz

2014

Jutta Heckhausen

2013

Roger A. Dixon

2012

Suzanne Corkin

2011

Christopher Hertzog

2010

Art Wingfield

2009

Sherry L. Willis

2008

David F. Hultsch

2007

Leah L. Light

2006

Ellen Langer

2005

Margaret Gatz

2004

David J. Madden

2003

Margie Lachman

2002

Denise Park

2001

Gisela Labouvie-Vief