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The Department of Psychology offers Distinguished Alumni Awards to recognize alumni for their professional achievements and contributions to the field and community. The specific awards include the Distinguished Scholar Alumni Award for research and scholarly accomplishments, and the Distinguished Alumni Service Award for community service. The department accepts nominations for these awards annually.

  • Distinguished Alumni Award Winners
    • 2004: Kristofer J. Hagglund, PhD
    • 2005: Dwayne W. Godwin, PhD
    • 2006: Roger B. Fillingim, PhD
    • 2007: Deborah J. Wiebe, PhD
    • 2008: Clancy B. Blair, PhD
    • 2009: Eddie Harmon-Jones, PhD
    • 2010: Robert R. Edwards, PhD
    • 2011: Mallory O. Johnson, PhD
    • 2012: Katharine E. Stewart, PhD
    • 2013: William J. Tyler, PhD
    • 2014: Paul J. DeMarco, Jr., PhD
    • 2015: Larry W. Hawk, Jr., PhD
  • Distinguished Alumni Scholar Award Winners
    • 2016: Nicholaus S. Noles, PhD
    • 2017: David E. Vance, PhD, MSG
    • 2018: Luke E. Stoeckel, PhD
    • 2019: Gregory Jackson, PhD
    • 2022: Clancy Blair, PhD
    • 2023: Pariya Fazeli Wheeler, PhD
    • 2024: Jerri Edwards, PhD
    • 2025: Ozioma Okonkwo, PhD
  • Distinguished Alumni Service Award Winners
    • 2010: Robin H. Gurwitch, PhD
    • 2011: Sherri Van Pelt
    • 2012 Lisa F. Huffman, PhD
    • 2013: Scott Moran
    • 2014: The Honorable William A. Bell, Sr.
    • 2015: Marcie L. Foster, JD
    • 2016: Kala Blakely, DNP, CRNP, NP-C
    • 2017: Joseph Maluff
    • 2018: Thomas F. Bergquist, PhD, ABPP
    • 2019: Lynn Gerald, PhD
    • 2022: Kameron Hodgens, PhD
    • 2023: Dan Marullo, PhD
    • 2024: Joanna Gaines, PhD
    • 2025: S. Justin Thomas, PhD