Established in 1977, these awards are typically made to SRCD members who have distinguished themselves over a sustained period of time in the domain of the award, and thus ordinarily they should be senior members of the SRCD community. Awards are made in the seven following areas:
- Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Child Development: In Recognition of an SRCD Member’s Continuous Lifetime Contributions to the Scientific Body of Knowledge and Understanding Of Children’s Development
- Distinguished Contributions to Public Policy for Children: In Recognition of an SRCD Member’s Continuous Lifetime Research Contributions To Policy and Practice for the Benefit of Children
- Distinguished Contributions to the Lives of Children: In Recognition of an Individual’s Continuous Lifetime Contributions to the Lives of Children Through Policy, Practice, Communications, and Advocacy
- Distinguished Contributions to the Society for Research in Child Development: In Recognition of an Individual’s Contributions To the Success of SRCD in Achieving Its Purposes as an Organization
- Distinguished Contributions to Education in Child Development: In Recognition of an SRCD Member’s Continuous Lifetime Contributions Toward Educating Others About Child Development as a Research-Based Body of Knowledge
- Distinguished International Contributions to Child Development: In Recognition of an SRCD Member’s Continuous Lifetime Contributions to Cross-Cultural Knowledge And Promoting Collaboration Among International Professionals in the Study of Child Development
- Distinguished Contributions to Cultural and Contextual Factors In Child Development: In Recognition of an SRCD Member’s Continuous Lifetime Contributions to the Role of Culture and Context in the Understanding of Child Development (added 2009)
The award for Contributions to the Lives of Children is often made to a non-member, and the award for Contributions to SRCD may be given to a non-member if appropriate.
Awards are presented at SRCD’s Biennial Meeting during the Presidential Plenary Session. A list of previous award recipients can be found on the SRCD website at this link.
Unfortunately, nominations are no longer being accepted for the 2013 SRCD Biennial Meeting. Please check back in the summer of 2014 for information on the next round of SRCD Senior Distinguished Contributions Awards.