Nominations Invited for Weinberg Award

The APA Council on Aging invites nominations for the 2009 Jack Weinberg Memorial Award for excellence in the field of geriatric psychiatry.

Established in 1983 in memory of Jack Weinberg, M.D., this award honors a psychiatrist who has demonstrated special leadership or who has done outstanding work in clinical practice, training, or research in geriatric psychiatry.

Candidates for the Weinberg Award must be psychiatrists who are nominated by an APA member. Nominations must consist of nomination letter summarizing the accomplishments of the nominee, two additional letters of endorsement by APA members, and a current curriculum vitae including bibliography.

The selected individual will receive a plaque at the APA Convocation and a $500 honorarium. Current members of the Council on Aging and its components are not eligible.

Nomination materials should be mailed to APA, Department of Government Relations, Attn: Clare Koller, 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1825, Arlington, Va. 22209.

The deadline for submissions is July 31. More information is available by contacting Koller by phone at (703) 907-8643 or by e-mail at [email protected].▪