Awards
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 and has not yet reached the level of Associate Professor. The Robins/Guze Awardee will be automatically nominated as a member to the APPA and the first year's membership dues will be waived. This award will provide support to attend the meeting the year of the Award, up to $1500.
Nominations for this award should come from the candidate's mentor and include a CV of the nominee, and a brief letter supporting the appropriateness of the candidate for this award, including the number of past APPA meetings attended. Nominations must be submitted by email to Linda B. Cottler, PhD. Please include "APPA" in the email subject line. Deadline for nominations: December 31, 2009.
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Year |
Hoch Award* |
Zubin Award* |
Robins/Guze Award |
Student Leadership Award |
1990 |
Arvid Carlsson |
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1991 |
Gerald Russell |
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1992 |
Robert C. Elston |
George Winokur |
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1993 |
Lindon Eaves |
Albert Ellis |
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1994 |
George Brown |
Alexander H. Leighton |
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1995 |
Stanley Prusiner |
Paul R. McHugh |
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1996 |
Lester Luborsky |
Myrna M. Weissman & Gerald L. Klerman |
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1997 |
Ronald C. Kessler |
Heinz Hafner |
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1998 |
Robin M. Murray |
Barton Childs |
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1999 |
John Rush |
David J. Kupfer & Ellen Frank |
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2000 |
Ming T. Tsuang |
Samual B. Guze |
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2001 |
Gerard Hogarty |
Robert Spitzer |
Frederick Cassidy |
Catina Meeks/
Gary Heiman |
2002 |
Joseph E. LeDoux |
Bruce S. McEwen |
Renee Cunningham Williams |
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2003 |
Eric R. Kandel |
John W. Olney |
James Potash |
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2004 |
George S. Alexopoulos |
Simon Wessely |
David C. Rettew |
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2005 |
Jane M. Murphy |
Nikki Erlenmeyer-Kimling |
Karestan Koenen |
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2006 |
Paul McHugh |
David Botstein |
Thomas Schulze |
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2007 |
Sir Michael Rutter |
John E. Helzer |
Todd Lencz |
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2008 |
James M. Robins |
Bruce P. Dohrenwend |
Catherine W. Striley |
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2009 |
Norman Sartorius |
David Shaffer |
Zubin Bhagwager |
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2010 |
Wilson M. Compton |
Ezra Susser |
Valerie Harder |
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* 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.
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