Thursday, January 24, 2013

Call for Nominations: Florence L. Denmark Award for Contributions to Women and Aging; Deadline May 1, 2013


Call for Award Nominations: 2013 Florence L. Denmark Award for Contributions to Women and Aging
Sponsored by Division 35 of the American Psychological Association, Society for the Psychology of Women


The Society for the Psychology of Women seeks nominations for the biennial award initiated by Division 35's Committee on Women and Aging, in honor of Dr. Florence L. Denmark for her tireless work over many years on both gender and aging issues. The award is the Florence L. Denmark Award for Contributions to Women and Aging, and its purpose is to recognize scholarly or public policy accomplishments, or both, in the area of women and aging.  Past recipients include Dr. Sally Shumaker and Dr. Mary Gergen.
 
At this time, nominations are invited for the 2013 award cycle for the Florence L. Denmark Award for Contributions to Women and Aging.
Award and Nomination Details
The award winner will receive a plaque and be recognized at Division 35's Awards Ceremony during the 2013 APA convention in Honolulu, HI.
Nominations should include:
.       a letter of nomination,
.       a 500-word statement describing the nominee's contributions to scholarship or public policy, or both, on women and aging, and the nominee's current CV.
The nomination may also include letters of support. Self-nominations are acceptable.

The Award Committee (Ellen Cole, Maureen McHugh, and Jamila Bookwala) invites you to nominate your colleagues for this noteworthy award!

The deadline for nominations is May 1, 2013. Please submit nominations/self-nominations and materials via e-mail as Word or PDF attachments to:

Jamila Bookwala, Ph.D., Chair, Florence L. Denmark Award for Contributions to Women and Aging, <bookwalj@lafayette.edu <mailto:bookwalj@lafayette.edu> >
 


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Jamila Bookwala, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Psychology
312 Oechsle Hall
Lafayette College
Easton, PA 18042
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(610) 330-5349 (fax)
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