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Awards and Recognition History


Award for Outstanding Contributions to Health Psychology

Year Senior Award Junior Award
1980 George C. Stone Patrick H. DeLeon, Judith Rodin
1981Joseph D. MatarazzoDavid S. Krantz
1982Wilbert E. FordyceMargaret A. Chesney
1983John J. CongerKaren A. Matthews
1984Stephen M. WeissKelly D. Brownell
1985Neal MillerAndrew S. Baum
1986Jerome E. Singer 
1987 Howard Leventhal, Barbara Strudler Wallston*Sheldon A. Cohen, Robert M. Kaplan
1988 David C. Glass, Paul ObristJanice Kiecolt-Glaser
1989Richard S. LazarusNeil E. Grunberg, Alan G. Kraut
1990 Neil Schneiderman 
1991 Thomas J. Coates, John C. LintonNorman B. Anderson, Timothy W. Smith
1992Richard I. Evans, Karen A. MatthewsRobert Klesges
1993Leonard H. Epstein, Dennis Turk 
1994Shelley E. TaylorAbby C. King, James F. Sallis, Jr.
1995Arthur Stone, Peter VitalianoCaryn Lerman
1996Rena R. WingKaren M. Gil
1997Andrew S. BaumDeborah Bowen
1998Chuck Carver, Mike Scheier 
1999Howard Friedman, Stephen ManuckDonavid Allis, Alan Christensen
2000David S. KrantzSusan Lutgendorf
2001Robert KaplanShari Waldstein, Steven Lepore
2002Annette Stanton, James PennebakerWillem Kop
2003Barbara Andersen, Rick SnyderDavid Wetter
2004Nancy Adler, Christine Dunkel SchetterLinda Gallo, Gary Foster
2005James BlumenthalElissa Epel
2006Francis J. KeefeAnnmarie Cano, Lynn Martire
2007Janice Kiecolt-GlaserRobert R. Edwards
2008Sheldon CohenJulienne E. Bower
2009 Howard Tennen Angela Grippo, Angela Fagerlin

     * Posthumously Awarded

Nathan W. Perry, Jr. Award
for Career Service to Health Psychology

YearReceipient
1998Len Mitnick
1999Miriam Kelty
2000 Nate Perry
2001Ken Wallston
2002Peter Kaufmann
2003Norman Anderson
2004Ronald Abeles
2005Karina Davidson
2006Geoff Reed
2007Cynthia Belar,
Suzanne Bennett Johnson
2008Perry Nicassio
2009 Robert Croyle

Timothy B. Jeffery Memorial Award
for Outstanding Contributions to
Clinical Health Psychology**

YearReceipient
2000Cynthia Belar
2001No Award
2002Robert Allen
2003Larry James
2004Steven Tovian
2005Helen Coons
2006Mary Casey Jacob
2007Anne K. Eshelman
2008Scott Meit
2009 Tu Ngo

** Presented in conjuction with the American Psychological Foundation



Division 38/Division 20 Joint Award
in Developmental Health Psychology

YearReceipient
1997Powell Lawton (38-H/20-S)
1999Janice Kiecolt-Glaser(20-H/38-S)
2001Howard Leventhal (38-H/20-S)
2003Richard Schultz (20-H/38-S)
2005Karen Rook (38-H/20-S)
2007Ilene Siegler (20-H/38-S)




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