APA invites nominations for the three awards it presents each year to child and adolescent psychiatrists in recognition of their outstanding work in research, prevention, teaching, advocacy, or clinical care.
The Agnes Purcell McGavin Award for Distinguished Career Achievement in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and the Agnes Purcell McGavin Award for Prevention recognize psychiatrists who have performed notable work in child and adolescent psychiatry. One McGavin Award was presented from 1964 through 1999 “to honor a psychiatrist who has made significant contributions to the prevention of mental disorders in children.”
Beginning in 2000, two awards were presented. The distinguished career award is given to recognize a child/adolescent psychiatrist whose career has included noteworthy achievements in teaching, research, writing, clinical care, and advocacy in the care of children and adolescents. The prevention award honors a child/adolescent psychiatrist who has been successful with research or programs in primary prevention for children and adolescents.
Each award will include a $1,500 prize and a plaque to be presented at the 2003 annual meeting in San Francisco. The deadline for nominations is September 12.
Nominations for both awards should include six copies of a letter from an APA member telling how the nominee’s work has had proven success in either research or policy that promoted primary prevention among children and adolescents or pursuing a career noted for significant contributions in teaching, research, and care for children and adolescents; and six copies of the nominee’s curriculum vitae.
Nominations should be sent to Jerry M. Wiener, M.D., Chair, Agnes Purcell McGavin Awards Board, c/o Jane Edgerton, APA, 1400 K Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20005.
The Blanche F. Ittleson Research Award is given to a psychiatrist or a group of psychiatric investigators for published results of research in child psychiatry. This research has led, or may lead, to an important advance in promoting the mental health of children. Results of the applicant’s research must have been published no longer than five years ago or officially accepted for publication in the near future.
The award is funded by a grant from the Ittleson Foundation and is named for Blanche F. Ittleson, who was a friend of mental health over many decades, especially concerned with the mental health and well-being of children.
A prize of $2,000 and a plaque will be presented to the winner at the Convocation of Fellows at APA’s next annual meeting. The deadline for submissions is September 12.
Nominations for the Blanche F. Ittleson Award must include four copies of the published or soon-to-be-published research, a cover letter, and a curriculum vitae and sent to Peter Jensen, M.D., Chair, Blanche F. Ittleson Award Board, c/o Jane Edgerton, APA, 1400 K Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20005.
The deadline for the three awards is September 12. More information is available by contacting Jane Edgerton by e-mail at [email protected]. ▪
