OPA presents awards for deserving members each year at its annual Convention.
Check back in June 2011 for the next call for awards.
View past OPA Award Winners. Note: Awards may not be presented in each category every year.
Award of Excellence: Given to an individual or organization for exceptional accomplishments benefiting the profession of psychology or the psychological and mental health of consumers or citizens. The award may be given to non-psychologists, such as citizen, government officials, etc.
Distinguished Psychologist Award: Recognizes an OPA member for a single outstanding contribution or longer-term series of accomplishments in the profession.
Lifetime Achievement by a Psychologist: Honors Ohio psychologists who advance psychology as a science and/or profession by a lifetime of outstanding contributions (25+) to the field.
OPA Committee/Task Force/Special Interest Group/Affiliate of the Year: Recognizes significant accomplishments of an OPA Committee, Task Force, Special Interest Group or Affiliate for the previous membership year.
OPA Distinguished Service: This award honors members of the Association, or Association staff, who have provided distinguished service to the Ohio Psychological Association over an extended period of time. While ordinarily recipients of this award have provided more than a decade of dedicated service to OPA, at a minimum an aggregate of five years of such service on/to the Board of Directors is required for receipt of this award.
OPA Foundation Michael Sullivan Award: Given to an OPA member in recognition of a single or several long-term accomplishments or contributions to the field of psychology and/or the psychological health of individuals that address diversity and the unique needs of diverse individuals and populations.
Outstanding Psychology Trainee Award: This award recognizes a graduate student, intern or unlicensed fellow for exceptional accomplishments or contributions to Ohio psychology or Ohio citizens.
Past President’s Plaque: Recognizes the service to the Association of the immediate Past-President as a token of appreciation, and is presented at the Awards Ceremony by the President.
President’s Award: Is given by the president to recognize a particular board member or OPA member for exceptional commitment or helpfulness during the presidential year. The president alone selects this award recipient.
Distinguished Public Sector Psychologist of the Year: Is given upon nomination by the OPA Public Sector Committee to an OPA psychologist who has made significant single or long-term contributions to the profession related to work in the public sector and/or on behalf of consumers and community mental health.
Small College Roundtable Award for Academic Innovation: This award recognizes and promotes innovation in the classroom and/or curricular or co-curricular programming at small colleges. This recognition may be at the individual, departmental, or college level.
Special Projects Award: Recognizes the work of an OPA member or members for completing a particular task or accomplishment of a significant long-term activity related to OPA.