Society for Community Research and Action

2007 Recipient: William Davidson, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

The Award for Distinguished Contributions to Theory and Research in Community Psychology is presented annually to an individual whose career of high quality and innovative research and scholarship has resulted in a significant contribution to the corpus of knowledge in community psychology.

The criteria for the award include:

• Demonstrated positive impact on the quality of community theory and research.

• Innovation in community theory and/or research; that is, scholarship of a path-breaking quality that introduces important new ideas and new findings. Such distinguished work often challenges prevailing conceptual frameworks, research approaches and/or empirical results.

• A major single contribution or series of significant contributions with an enduring influence on community scholarship over time.

Nomination Process and Deadline for Submission: Please forward, preferably by e-mail, by December 15, 2008 a letter of nomination detailing the basis for the nomination, and a 3-5 page biographical sketch of the nominee (which may be prepared by the nominee) to our new President-Elect Maurice Elias, chair of the selection committee.

Past Recipients:

2006 Kenneth Maton	2001 Rhona Weinstein	1996 Marybeth Shinn	1991 Kenneth Heller	1986 Julian Rappaport	1981 George Albee	1976 Ira Iscoe
2005 Abe Wandersman	2000 Stephanie Riger	1995 Ed Trickett	1990 Edward Seidman	1985 George Fairweather	1980 Barbara & Bruce Dohrenwend	1975 John Glidewell
2004 Roger Weissberg	1999 Irwin Sandler	1994 John Newbrough	1989 Edward Zigler	1984 George Spivack & Myrna Shure	1979 Emory Cowen	1974 Seymour Sarason
2003 Lonnie Snowden	1998 Dickon Reppucci	1993 William Ryan	1988 Richard Price	1983 Rudolf Moos	1978 James Kelly
2002 Ana Mari Cauce	1997 Leonard Jason	1992 Irwin Altman	1987 Murray Levine	1982 Charles Spielberger	1977 Bernard Bloom