1. Nominations can be submitted from September 1 - November 1 for individuals or programs.

2. Nominations must include:

a) a letter from the person making the nomination (people can nominate themselves) describing the accomplishments of the nominee, including such things as: courses developed and taught, writings of significance and relevance, impact of the nominee on trainees and training,

b) a current curriculum vitae for the nominee.

3. A strong nomination will include the submission of at least three letters supporting the nomination. These can be included in the original submission, or may be submitted separately by the letter writer and should be from trainees and/or former trainees, colleagues and peers describing the achievements and influence of the nominee. In recent years, this award has elicited nominations of outstanding candidates and has been decided largely on the strength of the nomination and the supporting letters. The winning nominations have frequently been supported by ten or more letters.

4. Nominations and supporting documentation must be submitted by email to info@agpa.org with a copy to the AGPA office.

5. The Award will be presented at the Community Meeting at the AGPA Annual Meeting.

Previous recipients:

2010: The Systems-Centered Training and Research Institute

2009: Robert H. Klein, Ph.D., ABPP, CGP, DLFAGPA

2008: The Center for Group Studies

2007: Walter Stone, M.D., CGP, DFAGPA and

         One Year Training Program in Group Psychotherapy of the Eastern Group Psychotherapy Society

2006: Marvin L. Aronson, Ph.D., CGP, LFAGPA

2005: Wendi Cross, Ph.D., CGP and

         Saul Scheidlinger, Ph.D., CGP, DLFAGPA

2004: K. Roy MacKenzie, M.D., FRCP, CGP, DFAGPA

2003: Gary M. Burlingame, Ph.D., CGP

2002: Henry I. Spitz, M.D., CGP, DFAGPA