Celebrating the chapter's achievements
at a reception on campus are (from left) senior Olanta Barton, who is the
current chapter president; alumni Dominic Muoia, the 1998 chapter president
who is now an addictions counselor in the methadone maintenance clinic at
Albert Einstein Hospital and College of Medicine, and Monique Guishard ('01),
who was president of the winning 2000 chapter and is now enrolled in a Ph.D.
program in social psychology at the CUNY Graduate Center; Dr. Vincent Prohaska,
chair of the Department and the chapter's faculty advisor; alumna Debbie
Del Valle ('01), who was vice president of the winning 2000 chapter and
is completing a research project before beginning graduate studies in forensic
psychology; and senior Michael D'Nodal, who is the chapter's current vice
president and is working with Dr. Kevin Sailor on research in Alzheimer's
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Psi Chi members at Lehman College, past and present,
are savoring their accomplishment in winning the psychology honor society's
two most prestigious national awards.
The first, the Ruth Hubbard Cousins Award, recognizes student involvement
in pursuing academic excellence. The other, the Florence L. Denmark Award,
was won by Dr. Vincent Prohaska, chair of the Psychology Department and
the chapter's faculty advisor, for his "outstanding contributions to
Psi Chi and psychology." Only once before has the same chapter won
both awards in the same year. This recognition follows the chapter's success
last year in winning both a regional chapter award and a regional faculty
advisor award.
"Lehman College is very proud of the scholarly achievements of its
students and faculty," said Dr. Ricardo Fernández, Lehman's
president. "The activities of the Psi Chi chapter are generating additional
support for our undergraduates to pursue behavioral research and also helping
them in their applications to top graduate schools.
"Pursuing this level of excellence requires a strong commitment
to their field on the part of both faculty and students. We're very pleased
that Lehman can provide the kind of environment in which such commitment
is encouraged."
The Cousins Award carries a $3,500 prize, which the Lehman chapter plans
to use to send students to additional research conferences. Grants from
the College and the Department enabled six current and past chapter officers
to attend the American Psychological Association conference, held this summer
in San Francisco, at which the award and prize were presented. Among the
goals of the award, according to Psi Chi, is "to identify one chapter
as a role model for others."
Lehman Psychology Department
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