| HISTORY OF LACPA AWARDS
 3rd Annual Convention - October 26, 1991
 Humanitarian: Mayor Tom Bradley
 Distinguished Psychologist: Sondra Goldstein, Ph.D.
 
 4th Annual Convention - October 24, 1992
 Humanitarian: The Rev. Dr. George F. Regas
 Distinguished Psychologist: Areta Crowell, Ph.D.
 
 5th Annual Convention - October 9, 1993
 Humanitarian: The Rev. Thomas H. Smolich, S.J
 Distinguished Psychologist: Hector Myers, Ph.D.
 
 6th Annual Convention- October 29, 1994
 Humanitarian:  Elizabeth Glaser, M.A.
 Distinguished Psychologist: Vivian B. Brown, Ph.D.
 
 7th Annual Convention - October 14, 1995
 Humanitarian:  Burt Margolin
 Distinguished Psychologist: Gerald C. Davison, Ph.D.
 
 8th Annual Convention - October 19, 1996
 Humanitarian:  Rabbi Leonard I. Beerman
 Distinguished Psychologist: Edward A. Dreyfus, Ph.D.
 
 9th Annual Convention - October 18, 1997
 Distinguished Legislator:  The Hon. Richard G. Polanco
 Distinguished Service to LACPA:  Helene W. Feldman, Ph.D.
 Distinguished Service to LACPA: Helen Grebow, Ph.D.
 
 10th Annual Convention - October 17, 1998
 Distinguished Legislator:  The Hon. Martin Gallegos, D.C.
 Distinguished Contribution to Psychology as a Profession:  Michael L. Haley, Ph.D.
 Distinguished Contribution to the Community by a LACPA Member:  Geoffry D. White, Ph.D.
 Distinguished Service to LACPA:  Nancy L. Tither, Ph.D.
 Distinguished Service to LACPA: William L. Wallace, Ph.D.
 
 11th Annual Convention - October 16, 1999
 Special Legislative Award: The Hon. Gloria Romero, Ph.D.
 Distinguished Service to the Profession of Psychology: Mae Billet Ziskin, Ph.D.
 Distinguished Service to the Community:Shelly P. Harrell, Ph.D.
 Distinguished Service to LACPA: Lilli Friedland, Ph.D.
 Special Commendation for Service to LACPA:Dana Kiesel, Ph.D.
 Special Commendation for Service to LACPA: Miguel (Mike) Gallardo, M.A.
 
 12th Annual Convention - October 14, 2000
 Distinguished Legislator:  The Hon. Martha M. Escutia
 Distinguished Contribution to the Community:  Shawn Hubler
 Distinguished Service to LACPA:  Elaine Rodino, Ph.D.
 
 13th Annual convention – October 13, 2001
 Distinguished Legislator: The Hon. Kevin Murray
 Distinguished Service to LACPA: Pamela H. Harmell, Ph.D.
 Distinguished Service to LACPA: Ronald S. Reiter, Ph.D.
 Distinguished Service to LACPA: Particia Fricker, M.A.
 
 14th Annual Convention - October 26, 2002
 Distinguished Legislator:  The Hon. Judy Chu, Ph.D.
 Distinguished Service to LACPA: Jana N. Martin, Ph.D.
 Distinguished Service to LACPA: Judy Sherman, M.L.S.
 Distinguished Service to LACPA: Jeffrey Tirengel, Psy.D., M.P.H.
 
 15th Annual Convention - October 4, 2003
 Distinguished Service to LACPA:  Richard Sherman, Ph.D.
 Distinguished Contribution to Psychology: Charles Faltz, Ph.D.
 
 16th Annual Convention - October 30, 2004
 Distinguished Legislator: The Hon. Sheila Kuehl
 Distinguished Service to LACPA:  Nancy Gardner, Ph.D.
 Distinguished Service to LACPA:  Berta Davis, Ph.D.
 Distinguished Contribution to Psychology:  Hedda Bolgar, Ph.D.
 
 17th Annual Convention - October 29, 2005
 Distinguished Legislator: The Hon. Alan S. Lowenthal, Ph.D.
 Distinguished Service to LACPA:  Helen Grusd, Ph.D.
 Distinguished Contribution to the Community: Christine Devine
 
 18th Annual Convention - October 14, 2006
 Distinguished Contribution to the Community: Bonnita Wirth, Ph.D.
 Distinguished Service to LACPA by a Graduate Student:  Kenneth Liberatore, M.A.
 
 19th Annual Convention – October 20, 2007
 Distinguished Legislator: The Honorable Grace Napolitano
 Distinguished Service to LACPA: Linda Bortell, Psy.D.
 Distinguished Service to the Community: Steve Lopez
 Distinguished Service to the Profession of Psychology: Anne Coscarelli, Ph.D.
 
 20th Annual Convention – October 18, 2008
 Distinguished Legislator: The Honorable Henry A. Waxman
 Distinguished Service to LACPA: Alann Dingle, Ph.D.
 Distinguished Service to LACPA: Karen Shore, Ph.D., C.G.P.
 Distinguished Service to the Community: Judith Broder, M.D.
 Distinguished Service to the Profession of Psychology: Richard R. Kopp, Ph.D., ABPP
 
 21st Annual Convention – October 24, 2009
 Distinguished Service to LACPA: Karin S. Hart, Psy.D.
 Distinguished Service to the Community: Michael Flood
 Distinguished Service to the Profession of Psychology: Derald Wing Sue, Ph.D. and Stanley Sue, Ph.D.
 
 22nd Annual Convention -  October 23, 2010
 Distinguished Legislator: Speaker Emeritus, Karen Bass
 Distinguished Service to LACPA: Kathleen Fitzgerald Ph.D.
 Distinguished Service to the Profession of Psychology: Elyn Saks, J.D., Ph.D.
 
 23rd Annual Convention – October 22, 2011
 Distinguished Legislator: The Honorable Mike Feuer
 Distinguished Service to LACPA: Karin C Meiselman, Ph.D.
 Distinguished Service to the Profession of Psychology: Mitch Golant, Ph.D.
 Distinguished Service to LACPA by a Graduate Student: Peyman Raoofi, Psy.D.
 
 24th Annual Convention – October 13, 2012
 Distinguished Legislator: The Honorable Betsy Butler
 Distinguished Service to LACPA: Amy S. Rosett, Ph.D.
 Distinguished Service to the Profession of Psychology: David Wellisch, Ph.D.
 
 25th Annual Convention – October 19, 2013
 Distinguished Legislator: Senator Ted Lieu
 Distinguished Service to LACPA: Stephen Phillips, JD, Psy.D.
 Distinguished Service to the Profession of Psychology: Carol Falender, Ph.D.
 Presidential Award: Raymond Bakaitis, Ph.D.
 26th Annual Convention – October 18, 2014Distinguished Legislator: Senator Alex Pedilla
 Distinguished Service to LACPA: Pamela McCrory, Ph.D.
 Distinguished Service to the Profession of Psychology: Jeff Tirengel, Psy.D., MPH
 
 27th Annual Convention – October 24, 2015
 Distinguished Legislator: Senator Holly J. Mitchell
 Distinguished Service to LACPA: Colleen Warnesky, Psy.D.
 Distinguished Service to LACPA by a Graduate Student: Ahoo Karimian, M.A.
 Distinguished Service to the Community, Diversity, or Social Justice: Caron Post, Ph.D.
 28th Annual Convention – October 15, 2016 Distinguished Legislator: Senator Ed Hernandez, O.D.
 Distinguished Service to LACPA: David Laramie, Ph.D.
 Distinguished Service to the Profession of Psychology: Shelly Harrell, Ph.D.
 Distinguished Service to the Community, Diversity, or Social Justice: Stuart Perlman, Ph.D.
 29th Annual Convention – October 21, 2017 Distinguished Legislator: Senator Ricardo Lara
 Distinguished Service to LACPA: Gitu Bhatia, Psy.D.
 Distinguished Service to LACPA by a Graduate Student: Melissa Branchaud, M.A.
 Distinguished Service to the Profession of Psychology: Allen Yasser, Ph.D.
 Presidential Award: Patricia Fricker, M.A., Awarded Posthumously
 30th Annual Convention – October 27, 2018Distinguished Service to LACPA by a LACPA Member: Evelyn Pechter, Psy.D.
 Distinguished Service to the Profession of Psychology: Michael D. Yapko, Ph.D.
 31st Annual Convention – October 19, 2019Distinguished Service to LACPA by a LACPA Member: Beth Leedham, Ph.D.& Lisa Osborn, Psy.D.
 Distinguished Service to the Profession of Psychology: Bruce Gordon, Ph.D. & Terry Marks-Tarlow, Ph.D.
 32nd Annual Convention - October 17, 2020Distinguished Service to LACPA: Lynne Steinman, Ph.D.
 Distinguished Service to LACPA by a Graduate Student: Bennie Harris, B.A.
 Distinguished Service to the Community, Diversity, or Social Justice:  James Incorvaia, Ph.D.
 33rd Annual Convention - October 23, 2021Distinguished Service to LACPA: Leticia C. Amick, Ph.D.
 Distinguished Service to LACPA by a Graduate Student: Jaz Robbins, M.A.
 Distinguished Legislator: Senator Anthony Portantino
 34th Annual Convention- October 29, 2022Distinguished Service to LACPA: Gretchen Kubacky, Psy.D.
 LACPA Lifetime Achievement: Carol Torcello
 Distinguished Legislator: Senator Rosilicie Ochoa Bogue
 35th Annual Convention- October 21, 2023Distinguished Service to LACPA: John Geirland, Ph.D.
 Distinguished Service to the Profession of Psychology: Arthur Kovacs, Ph.D.
 Distinguished Legislator: Senator Henry Stern
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