Recognition of Service: Society Recognition Awards (SRA)
There are seven society awards that recognize PSA members for their contribution to photography and to PSA. They are presented during the Opening Meeting of the PSA Annual Conference. The recipients of these awards are selected by the Society Recognition Awards Committee that is composed of five PSA members who serve five-year terms. The President appoints one member each year and the most senior member of the Committee is the Chair. The Society Recognition Awards Committee Chair reports to the Executive Vice President.
Submitting a ProposalOne Proposer and two Endorsers are required to propose a Candidate for a SRA. The SRA Proposal Form is a maximum of four pages (two from the Proposer and one each from the two Endorsers), at no smaller than a 10-point font. The completed Proposal is sent as an email attachment to the SRA Committee Chair at the email address above no later than March 1. The PSA Society Recognition Awards Proposal Form is available as an interactive PDF file. The Proposer’s Statement and the Endorser’s Statement are also available as separate interactive PDF files. These completed pages are combined by the Proposer and submitted to Society Recognition Awards Committee Chair via email. The PSA Society Recognition Awards Proposal Form as a Word doc can also be downloaded, printed, typed, and mailed to the Committee Chair at: Kathleen Z. Braun, APSA, PPSA, 300 Lake Shore Road, Grafton, WI 53024. |
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PSA Appreciation AwardThe PSA Appreciation Award is presented each year to the member who has contributed the most to the advancement of photography through teaching. |
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Victor H. Scales Memorial AwardThe Victor H. Scales Memorial Award is to be presented annually to the person who has provided long service to PSA and therefore to photography. Organizational work in the Society is a prerequisite; photographic achievements are secondary. |
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John Doscher Memorial AwardThe John Doscher Memorial Award is presented annually to recognize the person contributing most to classical photography -- including but not limited to, still life, pictorial, nature, portraiture, or travel in any photographic medium with careful attention to lighting, composition, and technique. |
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Stuyvesant Peabody Memorial AwardThe Stuyvesant Peabody Memorial Award is given annually to a member of the Society with outstanding capabilities who has contributed significantly to pictorial photography in any field of photographic endeavor. Previous recipients of the Stuyvesant Peabody Memorial Award |
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Early Achievement AwardThe Early Achievement Award is presented to a relatively new member of 3-5 years who has contributed significantly in several photographic areas such as teaching, enlisting new PSA members, creating programs, and by demonstrating competency and leadership. |
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International Understanding Through Photography (IUTP)The International Understanding Through Photography (IUTP) Award was created to recognize an accomplished photographer whose publications, lecturing, and teaching have clearly contributed to the advancement of understanding among people. The recipient need not be a member of PSA. The IUTP is sponsored by the Photojournalism Division. |
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Stanley B. Ashbrook, Jr., Memorial AwardThe Stanley B. Ashbrook, Jr., Memorial Award is presented to a member who has contributed to the Society through sharing, teaching, presenting, writing, and similar forms of educating photographers about the many changes, innovations, and techniques of electronic photography. This award was established in 2011 and honors the volunteer contributions Stan Ashbrook, FPSA, made to PSA. |
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