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Distinguished Service Award

The Division offers this award for distinguished contributions to Division 44 through exceptional service. Award winners have a long history of being active contributors to the life of the Division and are the lifeblood of this organization whose efforts we appreciate.

2007 winner

Terry Gock - Dr. Gock is the Director of the Asian Pacific Family Center in Rosemead, CA and also maintains a private practice offering forensic, therapy, and consulting services, particularly regarding multicultural issues, HIV/AIDS, and substance abuse. Dr. Gock received his PhD in clinical psychology from Washington University in St. Louis in 1980, followed by a post-doctoral fellowship in forensic psychology at the UCLA Institute of Psychiatry, Law, and Behavioral Sciences, and a Master of Public Administration from UCLA in 1990. He also has been an adjunct faculty member at the California School of Professional Psychology, principal Investigator on 10 large federal grants, and serves on the boards of important national mental health organizations. Dr. Gock finds time (somehow!) to publish and present scholarly work, and has served organized psychology in innumerable ways. He has received several prestigious awards for his work, but we honor him today specifically for his outstanding contributions to Division 44. Dr. Gock has served the division in one capacity or another almost continuously since the early 1980s, and has been on the EC since 1995 - in fact, we had to take advantage of this one day to make this award before he begins his term on APA Council for us again! Dr. Gock has been an unfailingly steady and wise presence in the division, and he is respected and trusted throughout the APA governance structure for his sensible and creative approaches to the nuts and bolts of getting things done in effective ways. Division 44 has benefited immeasurably from Dr. Gock's strong and consistent presence, and we honor him for this commitment.

2006 winner

Henry Taylor and Robin Buhrke - Drs. Buhrke and Taylor are recognized for co-chairing the Joint Division 19 (Military Psychology) and Division 44 Task Force on Sexual Orientation and Military Service. Because of this groundbreaking interdivisional collaboration, the Task Force has generated a final 2005 report designed to promote advocacy, data collection, professional education, publication, and public and member information about sexual orientation and military service.

Past winners

• 2005 No award
• 2004 No award
• 2003 Steven E. James
• 2002 Steven Morin
• 1990 Christine Browning & Kristin Hancock

Nominations

Please send nominations for this award to the president-elect