Thorndike Award Recipients

The award is given only to living recipients, for original, scientific, empirically-based research that contributes significantly to knowledge, theory, or practice in educational psychology. The recipient is announced at the annual business meeting, and presents his/her speech and receives his/her award at the next year's convention and business meeting. The award is a plaque and a check in the amount of $1000.

2004    Pressley, Michael
2003    Sternberg, Robert J.
2002    Levin, Joel
2001    Bransford, John
2000    Mayer, Richard
1999    Bandura, Albert
1998    Resnick, Lauren
1997    Anderson, R.C.
1996    David Berliner
1995    Lee S. Shulman
1994    Greeno
1993    Messick
1992    Robert Linn
1991    Klausmeier
1990    Richard Snow
1989    Farley
1988    Wilbert McKeachie
1987    Wittrock
1986    N.L. Gage
1985    Rothkopf
1984    Anastasi
1983    Chall
1982    Robert Glaser
1981    Bruner
1980    Atkinson
1979    Patrick Suppes
1978    Stanley
1977    Ausubel
1976    Piaget
1975    Guilford
1974    Robert M. Gagne
1973    Bloom
1972    John Flanagan
1971    Thorndike
1970    John B. Carroll
1969    Robert Havinghurst
1968    Burt
1967    Lee Cronbach
1966    B.F. Skinner
1965    Brownell
1964    Pressley

2. Snow Award

This award is given to someone who has completed his/her doctoral work within the past ten years, and who is a member or affiliate of the Division at the time of the award consideration. This award consists of a plaque, a check for $500, and a program time slot at the annual meeting.

2003 Elena Grigorenko

2002 Andrew J. Elliott

2001 Clark Chinn

2000 Eric Anderman

1999 Frank Pajaras

3. Paul R. Pintrich Dissertation Award

This award is given to someone who has completed his/her doctoral dissertation within the past two years in the area of educational psychology, and who is a member or affiliate of the Division at the time of the award consideration. The award consists of a plaque, a check for $500, and a program time slot at the annual meeting.

2002 Andrew J. Martin

2001 Allison M. Ryan

2000 Karen Murphy

1999 Robert Roeser

4. Division 15 Fellows

As stated by APA, becoming an APA Fellow recognizes evidence of unusual and outstanding contribution or performance in the field of psychology and is an honor valued by the APA membership.

March, 2002

Theresa A. Thorkildsen

March, 2001

Susanne Lajoie

Angela O'Donnell

James Byrnes

Wendy Williams