2006 search for Society Recognition Award candidates

The Society Recognition Awards (SRA) Committee needs the help of the Photographic Society of America (PSA) membership. The SRA Committee is composed of five members who select the recipients of the Committee's seven prestigious awards. PSA has many deserving members who have devoted much time and talent to photography and to PSA. To recognize their efforts and honor them with one of our awards, a nomination by a proposer and two endorsers (fellow PSA members in good standing) is required. Application forms are available from PSA Headquarters. Please help us reward the many deserving members of PSA by proposing them for one of the awards.

Please send the completed application forms to the 2006 SRA Committee Chairperson, Samuel Shaw, APSA, PPSA, 581 Meadowlark Drive, Turlock. CA 95382. The deadline for submission is March 1, 2006.

Following are the annual awards and their descriptions:

* John Doscher Memorial Award

Barbara boscher and Arthur P. Henricks Jr., Hon. PSA, FPSA, established this award in 1981, in memory of a husband, friend, and long-time member of PSA. The award is presented annually to the member who has made an outstanding or unique contribution to classical photography. Classical photography as defined for this award pertains to any photographic medium. The subjects may include, but are not limited to still life, pictorial, nature, and portraiture.

* Victor Scales Memorial Award

This award was initiated in 1962 in memory of Victor Scales, who provided a great deal of service to PSA through the many positions he held. The award is presented to a PSA member who has provided similar service to PSA over an extensive period of time.

* Stuyvesant Peabody Memorial Award

Stuyvesant's son, Patrick H. Peabody, originated the award in memory of his father who stimulated the era of pictorial photography. The award has been continued through a generous gift by Mary A. Mallas, FPSA. This award recognizes a member of PSA who has contributed significantly to pictorial photography in any field of photographic endeavor (by exhibiting, judging, lecturing, writing, teaching, patents, and processes).

* PSA Appreciation Award

Drs. Samuel and Evelyn Ross, former students of Helen Manzer, FPSA, established this award in 1972 to honor her in recognition of their admiration of her teaching. The award is to serve as a continuing tribute to persons who have given freely of their time and efforts in the field of teaching. This award is presented in recognition of outstanding service in the advancement of photography by teaching with no financial compensation.

* Early Achievement Award

Our newest award was established in 2001 with a gift from an anonymous donor. The award is presented to a person who has been a PSA member from three to five years. The recipient must have contributed significantly in several photographic areas such as teaching, enlisting new PSA members, creating programs, and by demonstrating competency and leadership.

* Joseph P. Fallen Jr., Memorial Award

The Yerba Buena Chapter sponsors this award. It recognizes a PSA member that supports our Society with special attention to membership, both working to retain members and to actively recruit new members.

* International Understanding Through Photography Award

The Photojournalism Division sponsors this award. It is presented to an accomplished photographer whose photojournalism publications, lecturing and teaching have made an outstanding contribution to the photographic advancment among people. PSA membership is not required.

Carol Bailey, FPSA 2005 Chairman, Society Recognition Awards Committee

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