The Lee Salk Distinguished Service Award
This award recognizes outstanding contributions to the Society of Pediatric Psychology or to the field of pediatric psychology generally.Examples of types of significant contributions include:
- Public or political advocacy or leadership
- Significant and extensive prevention or intervention program development, implementations, and dissemination
- Development and implementation of significant and influential service or training models; professional leadership in other professional or public organizations that benefit the field of pediatric psychology.
- Substantial influential production of scholarship that is not necessarily empirical
The award is not given in recognition of those usual or expected contributions to SPP provided by its elected officials. However, it can be given to a previous executive committee member to recognize organization contributions substantially beyond those expected.
Nominations may be made by sending a current curriculum vitae and letter describing the nominee’s qualifying characteristics. The deadline for nominations is December 1. Send nominations to:
Kathleen Lemanek, Ph.D.
Pediatric Psychology and Neuropsychology
Nationwide Children’s Hospital
700 Children’s Drive
Columbus, OH 43205
Email: Kathleen.Lemanek@nationwidechildrens.org
Lee Salk Distinguished Service Award Recipients
| 2009 | Lewis Lipsitt | 1992 | Brian Stabler |
| 2008 | Glen P. Aylward | 1991 | Annette La Greca |
| 2007 | Donald Wertlieb | 1990 | Gary Mesibov |
| 2006 | Gary Walco | 1989 | Dennis Drotar |
| 2005 | Dennis Harper | 1988 | None awarded |
| 2004 | Conway Saylor | 1987 | Gerald Koocher |
| 2003 | Danny Armstrong | 1986 | June Tuma |
| 2002 | Jan Wallander | 1985 | Phyllis Magrab |
| 2001 | Dennis Russo | 1984 | Carolyn Schroeder |
| 2000 | William Rae | 1983** | Thomas Kenny |
| 1999 | Mark Wolraich | 1982 | Diane Willis |
| 1998 | Elizabeth Seagull | 1981 | Donald Routh |
| 1997 | Robert Thompson | 1980 | Arthur Wiens |
| 1996 | Eugene Walker | 1979 | Dorothea Ross |
| 1995 | Robert Resnick | 1978 | Logan Wright |
| 1994 | Sheila Eyberg | 1977 | Lee Salk |
| 1993* | Michael C. Roberts |
*Name changed from the Distinguished Service Award to the Lee Salk Distinguished Service Award
**Name changed from the Distinguished Contribution Award to the Distinguished Service Award


