Ernest R. Hilgard Lifetime Achievement Award

Application Deadline: February 16, 2025

Description:

The Ernest R. Hilgard Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes an individual who has made significant and long-lasting contributions to general psychology consistent with the mission and goals of Div. 1. The awardee will be expected to give an invited address at the subsequent APA Annual Convention and is invited to provide a copy of the award presentation for inclusion in the newsletter of the Society (The General Psychologist).

Eligibility:

There are no restrictions on nominees, and self-nominations as well as nominations by others are encouraged.

Award Benefits:

The awardee will receive a certificate and a cash prize of $2,500 to help defray travel expenses for that convention.

How to Apply:

Nomination packets should include the candidate's CV along with a statement (maximum 500 words) indicating why the nominee is a worthy candidate for the award and up to 3 supporting letters (250 word limit each) from others who endorse the nomination.

Nominations and supporting materials should be submitted electronically to Jeffrey Arnett, PhD at arnett@jeffreyarnett.com.

Past Recipients

2023

Dean Keith Simonton, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Psychology at the University of California, Davis

2022

John Bates, Ph.D. of Indiana University, Bloomington

2021

J. Bruce Overmier, PhD, University of Minnesota

2020

Nora Newcombe, PhD, Laura H. Carnell Professor of Psychology Temple University

2019

Paul Rozin, PhD, Emeritus Professor of Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania

2018

Nancy Hill, Harvard Graduate School of Education

2017

Stephanie Shields, PhD, Pennsylvania State University

2016

Janet Shibley Hyde, PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Robert J. Sternberg, PhD, Cornell University

2015

Richard M. Lerner, PhD, Tufts University

2014

Scott Lilienfeld, PhD, Emory University

2013

Morton Ann Gernsbacher, University of Wisconsin-Madison

2012

Hortensia de Los Angeles Amaro, University of Southern California

2011

John C. Norcross, University of Scranton

2010

Ludy T. Benjamin, Professor of Psychology at Texas A & M University

2009

Linda Bartoshuk, University of Florida

2008

Danny Wedding

2007

Nancy Eisenberg

2006

Travis I. Thompson

2005

Florence L. Denmark

2004

Jeff Bitterman

2003

Lewis Lipsitt

2002

Wilse B. Webb

2001

Murray Sidman

2000

Philip Zimbardo

1998

Melvin H. Marx

1996

G. A. Kimble

1995

Daniel Kahneman

1994

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