Call for nominations for ISPA Awards for 2014

1. The ISPA Distinguished Service Award

The ISPA Distinguished Service Award is offered annually by the International School Psychology Association (ISPA) to an ISPA member in recognition of outstanding services to the Association over an extended period of time. Persons eligible for this award must be fully paid ISPA members and exhibit one or more of the following characteristics:
–      Worked within ISPA committees and through their work have made important contributions to the work of the committee or to other aspects of ISPA administration.
–      Worked in the promotion and organization of the ISPA annual conferences, e.g. promoting its organization, reputation or effectiveness.
–      Published articles on international school psychology in World-Go-Round, International Journal of School & Educational Psychology or other widely circulated publications.

Award recipients will be initially selected by a sub-committee of the Executive Committee (EC), and then forwarded to the full EC for approval. The nominee must be a Member of the International School Psychology Association.

Nomination materials include;
–     A nomination letter highlighting the nominee’s unique contributions to ISPA by a fellow ISPA member.
–     The nominee’s curriculum vitae.
–     Three letters of support for the nominee from fellow ISPA members.
–     Electronic copies of 2 publications that best represent the nominee’s contribution to the work of ISPA.

Nominations together with appropriate documentation should be sent electronically to the ISPA Central Office and copied to the Secretary of the Executive Committee. The closing date for nominations is March 31^st of the year the award would be presented.

2. The ISPA Outstanding International Scholar Award

The Outstanding International Scholar Award is offered annually by the International School Psychology Association (ISPA) to an ISPA member who has demonstrated exemplary scholarship contributing to international school psychology that merits special recognition. Persons eligible for this award are fully paid members and exhibit scholarly activity and contributions that have significantly nourished school psychology internationally as a discipline and profession. This will include one or more of the following characteristics:

–      Demonstration of  systematic and imaginative use of psychological theory and research in furthering the development of professional practice.
–      Or evidence of important scientific contributions and seminal studies on important research questions that bear on the quality of school psychological training internationally.

Continuing scholarship and contributions, rather than a single publication, is the primary consideration in making the award. While a specific scholarly work may be salient in the evaluation of a nominee, it is not likely that a single work will be of such exceptional character that it would be the basis of the award. Similarly, numerous journal articles, chapters, books, paper presentations, workshops, leadership, etc., will not by themselves be a sufficient basis for the award.

Award recipients will be selected by a sub-committee of the ISPA Research Committee. Their names will then be forwarded to the full EC for approval. The nominee must be a Member of the International School Psychology Association

Nomination materials must include;
–      A 2-page nomination letter highlighting the nominee’s unique scholarly contributions to international school psychology.
–      The nominee’s curriculum vitae.
–      Three letters of support for the nominee.
–      Electronic copies of 5 publications that best represent the international scholarship of the nominee.

Nominations together with appropriate documentation should be sent electronically to ISPA Central Office and copied to the Chair of the Research Committee. The closing date for nominations is March 31^st of the year the award would be presented.

3. The ISPA Award for Outstanding International School Psychology Practice

The ISPA Award for Outstanding International School Psychology Practice is offered annually by the International School Psychology Association (ISPA) to an ISPA member or a team which contains an ISPA member who has/have demonstrated exemplary contributions to professional practice in the field of international school psychology that merits special recognition. Any person(s) eligible for this award must be fully paid members of ISPA. If only one member of the nominee team is an ISPA member, that person will be the receiver of this award on behalf of the team.

Nomination materials must address the following points:
–      The countries or cultural groups with which the nominee has worked.
–      Ways in which the nominee has encouraged development of school psychology locally, regionally or internationally.
–      Examples of how the nominee’s work is congruent with professional practice philosophy.
–      The originality of the work.
–      The demonstrated impact of the work on the advancement or promotion of school psychology in general and/or on specific practices or developments.

Nomination materials must include;
–      A 2 page nomination letter highlighting the nominee’s unique contributions to international school psychology practice.
–      The nominee’s curriculum vitae.
–      Three letters of support for the nominee.
–      Electronic copies of at least 3 publications that best represent the nominee’s contribution to professional practices. These might include: print or other media reports, journal articles, or any other article or report reflecting the nominee’s contributions.

Nominations together with appropriate documentation should be sent electronically to the ISPA Central Office and copied to the Chair of the Professional Development and Practices Committee and the Past President of ISPA. The closing date for nominations is March 31^st of the year the award would be presented.