Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers

This award recognizes outstanding psychologists who demonstrate a history of excellence in diversity innovative training and teaching in APPIC member internship and postdoctoral training programs, and/or a history of administrative activities that support and advance diversity innovative training and teaching in APPIC member programs. Nominees do not have to be a Training Director but must work at an APPIC member training site. Any individual or group can submit nominations, but the nominator(s) must be faculty, staff, administrator, Training Director, or trainee at an APPIC member internship or postdoctoral training program (self-nominations are not permitted).

Connie Hercey APPIC Distinguished Service Award

This award was established in 2011 to honor Connie Hercey’s 20+ years of service to APPIC as Executive Director before her retirement in 2010. The award will be presented as qualified recipients are nominated, with preference given to those who have served APPIC well over time in a meaningful way through service, projects, and leadership roles. Nominations will be solicited annually from the APPIC Board and will be reviewed by the APPIC Board Awards Committee (self-nominations are not permitted).

APPIC Committee Service Award

This award recognizes outstanding psychologists who demonstrate a history of excellence in innovative training and teaching in APPIC member internship and postdoctoral training programs, and have a history of outstanding work on an APPIC standing Committee.  APPIC Board members or APPIC Committee members submit nominations (self-nominations are not permitted).

TEPP Award

This award is given to stimulate, recognize, and reward contributions to scholarly and applied knowledge related to psychology education and training, and is a collaborative effort between APPIC and Training and Education in Professional Psychology. An outstanding contribution is broadly defined to include exceptional empirical, theoretical, conceptual, applied, and/or methodological contributions that substantially and significantly advance a particular topic or area within psychology education or training. The TEPP editorial staff nominates one paper per TEPP volume year to be considered by the APPIC Board.


Award Procedures

Nominations for the Excellence in Training and Excellence in Diversity Training awards should be in the form of a letter no more than two pages in length and must be submitted by April 15 to Jenny Cornish (chair, APPIC Awards Committee) at jennifer.cornish@du.edu . The nominating statement should be in the first sentence and clearly specify the specific training award for which recognition is sought (letters that request recognition of more than one award will not be reviewed). In addition, an electronic copy of the nominee’s CV must be submitted as an email attachment. The Awards Committee may keep applications for up to three years to review for selection in subsequent years.

Nominations for the Connie Hercey Award are made by the APPIC Board and nominations for the APPIC Committee Service Award are made by APPIC Board and/or APPIC Committee members.

Nominations for the TEPP award are made by the TEPP editorial staff to the APPIC Board. Nominations are based on the unique contribution of the article, and the anticipated or experience impact of the article on psychology education and training.