APSAC Annual Awards

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SELF-NOMINATIONS ALSO ACCEPTED. PLEASE ESPECIALLY NOTE THE MEDIA, DISSERTATION AND
OUTSTANDING RESEARCH ARTICLES AWARDS.
Call for Nominations
APSAC Annual Awards
Due April 1, 2000
APSAC's Annual Awards will be presented at the Eighth National Colloquium in
Chicago, IL, July 12-15, 2000.  Nominations are sought for the following
categories:

OUTSTANDING RESEARCH STUDY
Recognizing the authors of a research article or book published in 1999
judged to be the most significant contribution to the
field of child abuse in that time period.
Former Recipients:  Roy Herrenkohl, PhD, Ellen Herrenkohl, PhD, Brenda Egolf,
MA, Lehigh University (1998); Jocelyn Brown, Patricia Cohen, Jeffrey Johnson,
Suzanne Salinger (1999).

OUTSTANDING DOCTORAL DISSERTATION
Recognizing the doctoral dissertation completed in 1999
that made the most outstanding contribution to research on child maltreatment.
1999 recipients:  Suzanne L. Davis, PhD, Rebecca Bolen, PhD.

OUTSTANDING MEDIA COVERAGE
Recognizing a reporter or team of reporters in print or electronic media
whose coverage of child maltreatment issues in 1999
shows exceptional knowledge, insight and sensitivity.
1999 recipient:  Warren Cornwall.

OUTSTANDING SERVICE
Recognizing a member who has made substantial contributions to APSAC through
leadership and service to the Society.
Former Recipients: Jon Conte, PhD (1992); David Corwin, MD (1993); John E. B.
Myers, JD (1994); David Chadwick, MD (1995); Joyce Thomas, RN, MPH (1996);
Barbara Bonner, PhD (1997); Kathleen Coulborn Faller, ACSW, PhD (1998); Susan
Kelley, RN, PhD (1999).

OUTSTANDING PROFESSIONAL
Recognizing a member who has made outstanding contributions to the field of
child maltreatment and to the advancement of APSAC's goals.
Former recipients: Ann Wolbert Burgess, DNSc (1992); Lucy Berliner, MSW
(1993); Kee McFarlane, MSW (1994); David Finkelhor, PhD (1995); Ken Lanning,
MS (1996); Robert M. Reece, MD (1997); Anne Cohn Donnelly, DPH (1998); John
Briere, PhD (1999).

RESEARCH CAREER ACHIEVEMENT
Recognizing an APSAC member who has made repeated, significant, and
outstanding contributions to research on child maltreatment over his or her
career.
Former recipients: Gail Goodman, PhD (1992); Norman Polansky, PhD (1993);
Murray Strauss, PhD; William Friedrich, PhD (1995); Byron Egeland, PhD
(1996); Dante Cicchetti, PhD (1997); Susan Zuravin, PhD (1998); Richard
Gelles, PhD (1999).

NOMINATION PROCEDURE
Send a completed copy of the form below and a brief letter of nomination to
the Chair of the Awards Committee at the APSAC address below..  For Outstanding
Research Study award,
please include a copy of the nominated article. For the Outstanding Dissertation,
please include the abstract and the findings or discussion chapter of the
nominated dissertation.  For
Outstanding Media Coverage, please include five copies of the nominated
article(s) or program(s). Nominations for the categories that are not time limited
(outstanding research career, outstanding professional, and outstanding service)
are carried over from one year to the next.

Deadline for Awards Nominations is April 1, 2000.  Nominations may be sent to:

Lisa Fontes, Ph.D.
APSAC Awards Committee Chair
407 S. Dearborn Street, Suite 1300
Chicago, IL  60605
312-554-0166; APSACMems@aol.com
for more information contact LFontes@javanet.com

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> Nomination Form
> 2000 Awards
> American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children
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> Award Category: (Please circle one)
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> Outstanding Service                             Outstanding Professional
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> Research Career Achievement                 Outstanding Research Study
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> Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation               Outstanding Media Coverage
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> Lisa Fontes, Ph.D.
> APSAC Awards Committee Chair
> 407 S. Dearborn Street, Suite 1300
> Chicago, IL  60605
> 312-554-0166; APSACMems@aol.com
> for more information contact LFontes@javanet.com