Awards

Trainers of School Psychologists
Outstanding Contributions to Training Annual Award

Each year, Trainers of School Psychologists accept nominations for the Outstanding Contributions to Training Award. This award is presented to school psychologists who throughout their careers have demonstrated exceptional contributions to training issues that merit special recognition. The award recipient will be presented with the award at the TSP annual meeting held during the NASP convention.

Example criteria include, but are not limited to, any of the following activities: curricula innovations, development of training materials, relevant activity in professional organizations that support training, editor of a school psychology journal, etc.

Process: Send nominations to the current TSP past-president by December 1. Five sets of materials should be submitted for each nominee that include a letter outlining the training contribution, nominees vita, and 3-5 letters of support for the nominee.

Award selection committee will include past winners as well as TSP executive or advisor board members. Anyone, including a candidate him or herself, may nominate a school psychologist trainer for the award. Each year the award committee is selected by Feb 1st and the award winner will be notified in April or before the NASP meeting.

Past Recipients

Joe Prus, Winthrop University
Jean Ramage, Argosy University
Richard Nagel, Appalachian State University
Tomas Fagan, University of Memphis
Judith Kaufman, Farleigh Dickinson University

The PsychCorp Annual Trainers of School Psychology Professional Development Scholarship

Junior Faculty Scholarships

Harcourt Assessment in collaboration with the Trainers of School Psychologists will be awarding seven $500.00 Junior Faculty scholarships for the NASP convention.

The deadline for application is December 1st.

Scholarship criteria:

Who is eligible?
• Junior faculty in a school psychology program that is a member of the Trainers of School Psychologists
• Junior faculty who have not been in academe for more than five years consecutively
• Junior faculty who have received an acceptance letter from NASP to present a paper or poster
• Preference will be afforded to those presentations that make a contribution to professional training issues

Please submit the following materials as part of your application:
• Letter of application-Rationale for how the conference will advance your professional development
• Abstract of the proposed paper as well as verification that the paper has been accepted (please scan the acceptance letter and attach it with the rest of your documents)
• Curriculum Vitae
• Proposed budget including any fiscal support provided by your University

The Trainers of School Psychologists Scholarship Committee will independently review submissions and rate them. Particular attention will be paid to submissions addressing training, supervision, assessment, and diversity. Methodological and scholarly rigor will be gauged.

Must submit all materials electronically to tspscholarship@yahoo.com by December 1st.

Past Recipients

Carlos DeJud, Ph.D. - University of Wisconsin - Stout
Eliza Dragowski, Ph.D. - Brooklyn College, City University of New York
Diana Joyce, University of Florida
Yuma I. Tomes, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Graduate Student Scholarships

Harcourt Assessment in collaboration with the Trainers of School Psychologists will be awarding three $500.00 Graduate Student scholarships for the NASP convention.

The deadline for application is December 1st.

Scholarship criteria:

Who is eligible?
• Graduate students in a school psychology program that is a member of the Trainers of School Psychologists
• Graduate students who have received an acceptance letter from NASP to present a paper or poster
• Preference will be afforded to those presentations that make a contribution to professional training issues

Please submit the following materials as part of your application:
• Letter of application-Rationale for how the conference will advance your professional development
• Abstract of the proposed paper as well as verification that the paper has been accepted (please scan the acceptance letter and attach it with the rest of your documents)
• Curriculum Vitae
• Proposed budget including any fiscal support provided by your University

The Trainers of School Psychologists Scholarship Committee will independently review submissions and rate them. Particular attention is paid to submissions addressing training, supervision, assessment, and diversity. Methodological and scholarly rigor will be gauged.

Must submit all materials electronically to tspscholarship@yahoo.com by December 1st.

Past Recipients

Desiree Vega- Ohio State University
Helanya Herschkorn - St. John's University
Juliana Negreiros - University of British Columbia, Canada
Amy Molina - University of Northern Colorado
Lakisha Nosov - Arizona State University
Karen Sandberg - University of Georgia
Karah Bowman - Seattle University