Division 31 was pleased to recognize the following honorees.
Division 31 Fellowship Chair Bruce Bobbitt, PhD, LP, honored four new Division 31 fellows:
- David Susman, PhD
- Evelyn Burrell, PsyD
- Mayra Zoe Ortiz, PsyD
- Terrence Koeller, PhD, (initially a Division 42 Fellow).
Division 31 Heiser Award Chair Elena Eisman, EdD, ABPP, presented the 2026 Heiser Awards to four members:
- Alan Hack, PhD
- Jinsoon Lee, PsyD
- R. Patrick Savage, Jr., PhD
- Julie Wolter, PsyD
It was a privilege to honor and recognize several outstanding colleagues and SPTAs:
- Outstanding SPTA Psychologist Award: Kamieka Oleasha Stacey Gabriel, PhD
- Outstanding SPTA Equity Diversity Inclusion Leader Award: Mayra Zoe Ortiz, PsyD
- Outstanding SPTA Early Career Psychologist Leader Award: Elise Oehring, PhD
- Committee on Early Career Psychologists Initiative Award: Ohio Psychological Association
- Excellence in Rural Health: Catherine Carrico, PhD
The second annual National Register of Health Service Psychologists Advocacy Awards were presented by Andrew Boucher of the National Register. Recipients for 2026 were the Illinois Psychological Association, the Nebraska Psychological Association and the Ohio Psychological Association.
We want to say, “Thank you,” to our generous Division 31 Awards Ceremony and Social Hour sponsors!
Our Platinum Sponsors were Advocacy Office of the American Psychological Association, Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards, National Register of Health Service Psychologists and New York State Psychological Association.
Our Friends Sponsors were American Board of Professional Psychology, Hampden Behavioral Health, Ray Folen, PhD, Danna Fowble, CCM, IOM, Gail Karafin, EdD, Anne Klee, PhD, Nanci Klein, PhD, Peter Oppenheimer, PhD, Mayra Zoe Ortiz, PsyD, Connie Paul, PhD, Jeanne Slattery, PhD, and psychological associations representing Hawaii, Illinois, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island.