MPA Excellence in Service Award

Due November 15th, 2027

Faculty and other professional psychologists provide service to the organization, students, the field, and society. MPA recognizes that this service is vital in the development and maintenance of our organization and field and invites nominations for the MPA Excellence in Service Award(s).

MPA Excellence in Service Award(s) recognizes outstanding service with acknowledgment that meaningful service contributions can take many forms. Further, forms of service available to faculty may vary by institution (R1 vs. liberal arts), approach (e.g., community engaged vs. traditional), and position (e.g., teaching stream vs. tenure track).  In recognition of the heterogeneous nature of service contributions, MPA eagerly invites applications from psychologists whose service contributions may otherwise go unrecognized due to position, approach, or institution. This year MPA plans to award 1-2 MPA Excellence in Service Award(s)

Questions should be directed to Dr. Paige Lloyd, Associate Executive Officer (paige.lloyd@du.edu). 

Service can take many forms. Here are some examples of service activities:

• Providing leadership and support to the profession; for example, by having editorial responsibilities, reviewing grants, reviewing manuscripts, developing programs, or supporting organizations. Additionally, support includes organizing (or contributing to) meetings, workshops, symposiums, or conferences. 
  
• Providing service to the community, for example by calling on one’s expertise to educate the community on psychological issues or working with community organizations to develop psychologically-informed programs or evaluation.  
  
• Providing support to MPA through involvement in the organization and/or conference. This could include engaging in formalized conference leadership and organization (e.g., MPA Council member, program committee member) or could look like welcoming and supporting undergraduates in the MPA community. While providing service directly to MPA is one way to demonstrate service, it is NOT a requirement for either service award.
  

In addition to demonstrating excellence in service – candidates must have been visibly active in MPA for no less than 5 years (e.g., attended conferences regularly, presented, moderated sessions, organizing a symposium/workshop).

To Nominate a Candidate for the MPA Excellence in Service Award, please submit:

•  A brief nomination letter (typically, one to two pages in length) summarizing the person’s service activities and involvement in MPA by addressing any or all of the criteria above.
  
•  An updated CV for the candidate
  
•  One additional letter of support is welcomed. This additional letter is not required and should be submitted by the primary nominator (including for self-nominations).
  
•  Self-nominations are 100% acceptable.

Nominate here for the Excellence in Service Award!

Note: MPA also offers a mentoring awards focused on teaching and mentorship contributions — see our MPA Mentorship Award (MPA | MPA Excellence in Mentoring Award)

Questions should be directed to Dr. Paige Lloyd, Associate Executive Officer (paige.lloyd@du.edu).