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The Clifford T. Morgan Distinguished Leadership Award honors individuals for their significant contributions to the field of cognitive psychology. Recipients have been in the field for 10+ years and have demonstrated sustained leadership and service to the discipline. For the full nomination criteria and selection process, click here.
2019 Clifford T. Morgan Distinguished Leadership Award Recipients
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Mary Peterson
University of Arizona, USA
PS Governing Board Chair, 2009
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Suparna Rajaram
Stony Brook University, SUNY, USA
PS Governing Board Chair, 2008
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Brian Ross
Minerva School at KGI, USA
PS Governing Board Chair, 2010
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In 2008, the Psychonomic Society was in terrible financial shape. The Society had been hit hard by reduced journal subscriptions, escalating printing and labor costs, and a poor U.S. economy. It had weathered multiple years of financial loss. There was great uncertainty about how the Society would adapt to changes in the field and position itself for the future. But the leadership of the Society's Governing Board - a series of chairs who had the vision, wisdom, and strength to lead the Society through those tough years - helped shape the Society into what it is today. Their leadership was so strong that there was minimal disruption to the Society's ongoing programming, and few people realized the magnitude of the challenges that had to be faced and overcome.
The most important step these leaders took was to transition the Society’s self-publishing program to a partnership with a major scientific publisher. With the help of Lawrence Erlbaum (Lawrence Erlbaum Associates) and Alan G. Kraut (Association for Psychological Science), Mary Peterson (GB Chair, 2009), Suparna Rajaram (GB Chair, 2008), and Brian Ross (GB Chair, 2010), through a comprehensive Request for Proposals (RFP) written by Donald Foss (University of Houston), sent our journal publishing program out for tender.
The RFP resulted in multiple proposals by most of the major publishers. In the end, the Society signed a 10-year agreement with Springer. That partnership changed the course of the Society's financial standing and set it on firm financial ground for years to come.
Mary, Suparna, and Brian were, and continue to be, outstanding models of leadership. We owe them an enormous debt of gratitude. We are delighted to honor them this year with the Society’s inaugural Distinguished Leadership Award. The recipients will be honored at the business meeting on Saturday, November 16, during the Psychonomic Society’s 2019 Annual Meeting in Montréal, Québec, Canada.
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