Distinguished Contribution to the Advancement of Pharmacotherapy at the State Level

This award recognizes a significant contribution to the prescriptive authority agenda at the state, provincial or territorial level.

Sponsor: Division 55

Description

This award recognizes accomplishments such as organizing a significant grassroots campaign to advance a piece of legislation, sustained educational efforts aimed at other psychologists, members of other professions or members of the legislature, or organizing educational programs and other similar initiatives.

How to Apply

Please submit nominations, including letters of nominations or other attestations, to 2025 Division 55 Awards Chair Lynette Pujol, PhD, MSCP, in electronic format only.

Past Recipients

2026

Rick Barnett, PsyD, MSCP

2025

Nanci Klein, PhD

2024

Jo Velasquez, PhD, MSCP, BCN

2023

Lesley Manson, PsyD

2022

Jinsoon Lee, PsyD, MSCP

2021

David Shearer, PhD, MSCP, ABMP

2020

Gerardo Rodriguez-Menendez, PhD, MSCP, ABPP

2019

Anthony Ragusea, PsyD, and Stephen Ragusea, PsyD

2018

No award given

2017

Sue Farber, PhD, and Elizabeth Lonning, PsyD

2016

Jill M. Oliveira Gray, PhD

2015

Cheryl Hall, PhD, and Gerald Strauss, PhD

2014

Ray Folen, PhD

2013

Sean Evers, PhD

Last updated: September 2026Date created: 2015