Dr. Alberta Gloria, AMUW Chair, Selected as APA Fellow

Released: 8/26/08

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The College of Education would like to extend its heartiest congratulations to Dr. Alberta Gloria (AMUW Women’s Chair in Humanistic Studies for 2008-2009) for being selected as a new Fellow of the Society of Counseling Psychology (Division 17) of the American Psychological Association.

Each year, Division 17 (the Society of Counseling Psychology) is given the opportunity to recognize members of the Division who have had significant impact on the specialty of Counseling Psychology. The impact pertains to the areas of science, teaching and training, service delivery, administration, policy development, and/or advocacy.

Fellowship is an honor bestowed upon members who have made “unusual and outstanding contributions or performance in the field of psychology.” Their contributions are viewed as having enriched or advanced Counseling Psychology well beyond the level that normally would be expected of a professional psychologist. Fellows are selected by peers on the basis of evidence of sustained superior performance that is recognizable at a national (rather than local or regional) level. Nominees must meet both APA and Division 17 requirements to be considered for Fellow status. Only 4% of the APA membership are APA Fellows.