Distinguished Contributions to Professional Hypnosis

The Distinguished Contributions to Professional Hypnosis Award recognizes outstanding contributions to the field of clinical hypnosis as well as distinguished service to the division. Training, education, theoretical innovations, clinical research, clinical scholarship, and service to Division 30 (e.g., leadership positions) are considered in the nominations for this award.

Training, education, theoretical innovations, clinical research and clinical scholarship should be considered in the nominations for this award.

2026: Gary Elkins, ABPP, PhD
2025: David Reid
2024: Dan Brown (posthumously); David Wark
2023: Donald Moss, PhD
2022: No award given
2021: No award given
2020: No award given
2019: David R. Patterson, PhD
2018: Mark P. Jensen, PhD
2017: Eric K. Willmarth 
2016: James R. Council, PhD
2015: Ronald J. Pekala, PhD
2014: Joseph P. Green, PhD
2013: Irving Kirsch
2012: Michael Yapko
2011: Antonio Capafons
2010: Guy Montgomery
2009: Marianne Barabasz
2008: Roger Page, John Chaves & Helen Crawford
2007: Steven Lynn
2006: Lynn Hornyak
2005: Nicholas Covino
2004: Stanley Krippner
2003: David Spiegel
2001: Alan Sheflin
1999: Herbert Spiegel
1995: Eugene Levitt
1994: Erika Fromm