The APPA has three awards named for individuals who have made important contributions to the science of psychopathology. They are the Hamilton Award, Joseph Zubin Award, the Paul Hoch Award and the Eli Robins, Samuel Guze Award.

Hamilton Award
This award, given to the APPA President each year, is named for Samuel W. Hamilton who was the APPA President in 1938. He was born in 1878, was a Vermont native, received a BS at the University of Vermont and an MD from Columbia University. He began his career at Bloomingdale Asylum, now the Westchester Division of New York Hospital. He was most noted for his work in mental hospital administration and was a forceful advocate for improving the care of the mentally ill. He was highly regarded by colleagues and the Hamilton Award was established shortly after his death in 1951 to honor his “long and effective leadership” in the field of psychopathology.

Hoch Award
The Paul Hoch award is given to a distinguished and currently active investigator who has made seminal contributions to the research area being highlighted at the meeting. The award is accompanied by the Hoch Award Address. The recipient may or may not be a member of the APPA.

Zubin Award
For decades Joe Zubin played an essential role in the intellectual health of the APPA. He pioneered the concept of an annual meeting around a theme, with subsequent publication of the meeting content as a book, many of which he edited. Joe attended the annual meeting faithfully every year. In his latter years he invariably sat on the front row, and would ask at least one penetrating and highly relevant question after nearly every talk. He had great intellectual curiosity and in his courtly way he challenged speakers and attendees to think without ever causing a feeling of defensiveness.

The Joe Zubin award is given to an individual who has been a seminal figure in psychopathology research, generally in a field related to the meeting topic. It honors a person who has contributed to our knowledge base and has stimulated others. The recipient need not necessarily be an active investigator but rather an elder statesman whose contributions are worthy of recognition.

Robins/Guze Award
The Robins/Guze Award is presented in honor of two psychiatrists Eli Robins (1921-1994) and Samuel B. Guze (1923-2000). These pioneers questioned every fundamental premise in clinical psychopathology and undertook studies and approaches that have changed the field of psychiatry forever. Their contributions included advancing a biological and medical view of mental illness, developing standard diagnostic criteria for mental disorders and (as successive Heads of the Department of Psychiatry at Washington University School of Medicine) mentoring numerous investigators in the field. In memory of these significant contributions to the field of psychopathology, the Robins/Guze Award will be given to a young investigator who has been conducting research, but has not yet been a Principal Investigator on a R01 grant or equivalent. This award will provide support to attend the meeting the year of the Award, up to $1500, and up to $1000 to attend the following year.

Previous Award Winners*
Year	Hoch Award*	Zubin Award*	Robins/Guze Award	Student Leadership Award
1990	Arvid Carlsson
1991	Gerald Russell
1992	Robert C. Elston	George Winokur
1993	Lindon Eaves	Albert Ellis
1994	George Brown	Alexander H. Leighton
1995	Stanley Prusiner	Paul R. McHugh
1996	Lester Luborsky	Myrna M. Weissman & Gerald L. Klerman
1997	Ronald C. Kessler	Heinz Hafner
1998	Robin M. Murray	Barton Childs
1999	John Rush	David J. Kupfer & Ellen Frank
2000	Ming T. Tsuang	Samual B. Guze
2001	Gerard Hogarty	Robert Spitzer	Frederick Cassidy	Catina Meeks/ Gary Heiman
2002	Joseph E. LeDoux	Bruce S. McEwen	Renee Cunningham Williams
2003	Eric R. Kandel	John W. OlneyJohn W. Olney	James Potash
2004	George S. Alexopoulos	Simon Wessely	David C. Rettew
2005	Jane M. Murphy	Nikki Erlenmeyer-Kimling	Karestan Koenen
2006	Paul McHugh	David Botstein	Thomas Schulze
2007	Sir Michael Rutter	John E. Helzer	Todd Lencz
2008	James M. Robins	Bruce P. Dohrenwend	Catherine W. Striley
* This lists the Hoch awardees since 1990, and the Zubin, Robins/Guze and Student Leadership awardees since those awards were established. For Hamilton awardees, please see listing of Presidents of the APPA.