2011 SPTA
of the Year Award is
presented to Alaska
on March 11, 2012.
From left: Ali Mattu
(APAGS Chair), Karen
Ferguson (AK-PA
President), Tonie
Marie Quaintance
(AK-PA Exec. Dir.),
Peter Sheras (CAPP
Chair), Andy
Benjamin (Div 31
President)
On
March 10th, APAGS
brought its largest
group of students
ever (nineteen) to
APA’s State
Leadership
Conference for a
4-day meeting,
culminating with
visits on the Hill
with congressional
delegations. We
will have more on
these visits soon.
During the Awards
Luncheon, APAGS
presents an annual
award to the
State, Provincial or
Territorial
Psychological
Association (SPTA)
that has
demonstrated a
resounding
commitment to
student trainee
development. The
award is
co-sponsored by the
Committee for the
Advancement of
Psychological
Practice (CAPP) and
APA’s Division 31.
The 2011 SPTA of the
Year Award went to
Alaska Psychological
Association. They
received $1500 to
support future
student-focused
activities. Some of
the highlights of
their student
activities:
-
Students
represent ¼ of
their membership
-
Students have 2
voting seats on
the Board of
Directors
-
An APAGS
representative
is included on
the Board of
Directors
-
Students serve
on 9 of 10
committees in
the association
- A
doctoral student
stepped in as
interim
Executive
Director, and is
now permanently
in the role.
- AND
this is a very
small division,
with only 115
members!
