Heritage Award

The Heritage Award is given annually to an individual who has made distinguished, substantial, and long-standing feminist contributions to women and gender, intersectionally and/or globally, in any of the following areas:

• Teaching/Mentoring 

• Practice/Advocacy

• Research/Scholarship

• Professional Service

Recipients of SPW Wood Sherif Award are not eligible for the Heritage Award.

Preference for the Heritage award is given to individuals whose contributions and achievements have not been recognized via other SPW awards.

Annual Deadline: May 1

Nomination materials to be submitted electronically to the Committee co-chairs, in one PDF, are:

• The nominee’s curriculum vitae.
• A primary letter of nomination describing the nominee’s contributions to teaching/mentoring, practice/advocacy, research/scholarship, and/or professional service, and their impact on feminist psychology. Please be specific as to the area(s) for which you are nominating the individual.
• No more than three additional letters of support that describe the nominee's contributions ad their impact on feminist psychology.
• Supporting materials (up to three items) that document the nominee's contributions in the specified award area.

Questions and nominations should be addressed to the Heritage Awards chairs: Silvia Sara Canetto and Helen L. Coons.

2021

Maureen C. McHugh

2020

Aída Hurtado, PhD

2019

Silvia Sara Canetto, PhD

2018

Helen L. Coons, PhD
Karen O'Brien, PhD

2017

Oliva Espin, PhD

2016

Pamela Remer, PhD

2015

Michele Hoffnung, PhD

2014

Fran Trotman, PhD

2012

no award presented

2011

no award presented

2010

Research award

Louise Fitzgerald

2009

Teaching award

Susan Basow

2008

Practice award

Carolyn Zerbe Enns

2007

Research award

Letitia Anne Peplau

2006

Teaching award

Janice D. Yoder

2005

Practice award

Ellyn Kaschak

2004

Research award

Judith Worell

2003

no award presented

2002

no award presented

2001

Teaching award

• Lucia Gilbert
• Janis Bohan
• Margaret Matlin

2000

Publication award

Beverly Greene

1999

APA Service award

Lillian Comas Diaz,

1998

Practice award

• Hannah Lerman 
• Laura Brown

1997

Research award

• Mary Koss 
• Evelyn Hooker (posthumously)

1996

Publication award

Janet Hyde

1995

Policy award

Bernice Lott

1994

Research award

• Barbara A. Gutek 
• Arnold S. Kahn

1993

Research award

Kay Deaux

1993

Publication award

Agnes O'Connell

1992

APA Service award

Florence L. Denmark

1992

Research award

Mary Brown Parlee

1992

Practice award

Rachel T Hare-Mustin

1992

Policy award

Nancy Felipe Russo

1992

Publication award

Carol Ann Tavris

1991

Research award

Florence Geis

1991

Publication award

Nancy Henley