1998 Award Recipients
Adrienne Colella
The SIOP Awards Committee has completed its major task for 1998.
I’d like to thank the members of this committee for all the time and effort they put
into the process. I’d also like to thank Talya Bauer for chairing the S. Rains
Wallace Dissertation Award subcommittee and Lance Seberhagen for chairing the new
M. Scott Myers Award for Applied Research in the Workplace subcommittee. In late January,
the SIOP Executive Committee voted on the recommendations of the Awards Committee, and we
have an excellent group of Award recipients for this year. As a reminder, all the award
winners will be recognized prior to the Presidential Address at this year’s SIOP
conference in Dallas. I hope we have a large turnout to recognize these outstanding
achievements.
Before getting to the winners, though, it might be worth describing the
Awards process again, for those who are not familiar with it. A formal "Call for
Nominations" goes out in TIP after the SIOP meeting. Anyone can nominate
someone for an award, but there are a few constraints on nominees for some of the awards.
Nomination packets are sent out to Award Committee members who make ratings of the
nominees. These ratings are then aggregated and used to provide recommendations to the
SIOP Executive Committee. The Executive Committee then votes on the recommendations.
The deadline this year for formal nominations is likely to be on or
about September 15, 1998. This year, we are also asking SIOP members to send in informal
nominations—that is, to suggest to the Awards Committee individuals who may be
considered for an award, and then have the Awards Committee solicit formal nominations for
these people. Details of this new procedure are described elsewhere in this issue of TIP.
Distinguished Scientific Contributions Award
There are two recipients of the 1998 Distinguished Scientific
Contributions Award given in recognition of outstanding contributions to the science of
I-O psychology.
Terence R. Mitchell is currently the Edward Carlson Professor of
Business Administration and Professor of Psychology at the University of Washington. Dr.
Mitchell is recognized for his scientific contributions in the areas of motivation (e.g.,
intra-individual aspect of VIE theory), decision making (e.g., contingency model of
decision strategies, Image Theory), and leadership (e.g., Path Goal theory, attributional
model of dealing with poor performers). Also of note are Dr. Mitchell’s contributions
to many other areas, such as his work on cross-cultural training, and the wide variety of
methods he has employed. As one reviewer stated, "Mitchell is the complete
psychologist."
Victor H. Vroom is currently the John G. Searle Professor of
Organization and Management and Professor of Psychology at Yale University. Dr. Vroom is
recognized for two "paradigm-setting" contributions to the field of I/O
psychology. The first is his Expectancy Theory of motivation, which continues to guide
research. The second is the Vroom/Yetton contingency model of leadership that has
influenced both scholarship and managerial practice alike. Also of particular note were
Dr. Vroom’s classic book Work and Motivation (along with other classic works),
the international and cross-discipline impact of his work, and his role as teacher and
mentor to others. In one reviewer’s words "Vic Vroom is one of our most
influential contemporary scholars...."
Distinguished Professional Contributions Award
Gary P. Latham is the winner of the Society’s 1998
Distinguished Professional Contributions Award given in recognition of outstanding
contributions to the practice of I-O psychology. Dr. Latham is currently the
President of G. P. Latham, Inc., U.S. and G. P. Latham Human Resource Specialists Inc.,
Canada. Dr. Latham is also the Secretary of State Professor of Organizational Behaviour at
the University of Toronto. Dr. Latham is recognized for his applications of the science of
I-O psychology to a wide range of organizational issues as a consultant to over 60
organizations and in his past role as a staff psychologist at the American Pulpwood
Association and the Weyerhaeuser Company. Dr. Latham has been on the forefront of
developing and implementing techniques such as the structured interview, Behavioral
Observation Scales, rater training methods, goal setting, and various training programs.
The reviewers also noted that Dr. Latham has published much of his work. He has published
over 100 articles and book chapters and 4 books. All reviewers agreed that "Gary
Latham is the consummate scientist-practitioner."
Distinguished Service Contributions Award
Neal Schmitt is the winner of the SIOP 1998 Distinguished Service
Contributions Award in recognition of sustained, significant, and outstanding service to
SIOP. He is a Professor in the Departments of Psychology and Management at Michigan State
University. Dr. Schmitt is recognized for 20 years of continual service to SIOP in a
variety of capacities. He as served as a member on several committees and chaired the
Committee on Public Policy and Social Issues and the Scientific Affairs Committee. He
co-chaired the Ad Hoc Committee on Testing Issues that produced the Principles for the
Validation and Use of Personnel Selection Procedures. Dr. Schmitt also served as President
of SIOP in 1989. Dr. Schmitt’s contributions to the Society are also reflected in his
role as chair of the APA Committee on Psychological Tests and Assessment.
Ernest J. McCormick Award for Distinguished
Early Career Contributions
There are two recipients of the 1998 Ernest J. McCormick Award given in
recognition of distinguished early career (no more than 7 years after the Ph.D. degree)
contributions to the science or practice of I-O psychology.
Deniz S. Ones is currently the Hellervik Professor of I-O
psychology at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Ones received her Ph.D. from the University
of Iowa in 1993. She has over 17 articles and 7 book chapters in publications such as the American
Psychologist, Journal of Applied Psychology, Personnel Psychology, and
the Annual Review of Psychology. She is recognized for her numerous and widely
cited contributions in the areas of integrity testing and personality testing. Also of
note is her research on methodological issues and the application of meta-analysis
techniques to medical research. Dr. Ones was also recipient of the 1994 S. Rains Wallace
Dissertation Award.
Chockalingam (Vish) Viswesvaran is currently an Assistant Professor
in the Department of Psychology at Florida International University. Dr. Viswesvaran
received his Ph.D. from the University of Iowa in 1993. He has over 25 articles and 5 book
chapters in publications such as the American Psychologist, Journal of Applied
Psychology, Personnel Psychology, and Organizational Behavior and Human Decision
Processes. He is recognized for his numerous and widely cited works on integrity
testing, job performance modeling and ratings, personality testing, and research methods
and applied statistics. Also of note is his application of meta-analysis to a variety of
domains (e.g., smoking cessation techniques). Dr. Viswesvaran was also the recipient of
the 1995 S. Rains Wallace Dissertation Award.
M. Scott Myers Award for Applied Research in the Workplace
Landy, Jacobs & Associates, represented by project team members
Dr. Frank L. Landy, Dr. James L. Farr, Dr. Edwin Fleishman, and Dr.
Robert J. Vance are the first recipients of the M. Scott Myers Award, given in
recognition of a project or product representing an outstanding example of the practice of
I-O psychology in the workplace. They are recognized for their project entitled
"Alternatives to Chronological Age in Determining Standards of Suitability for Public
Safety Jobs."
William A. Owens Scholarly Achievement Award
Avraham N. Kluger (Hebrew University) and Angelo S. DeNisi (Texas
A&M University) are the first recipients of the William A. Owens Scholarly Achievement
Award given in recognition of the best publication (appearing in a refereed journal) in
the field of I-O psychology during the past full year (1996). Dr. Kluger and Dr. DeNisi
are recognized for their publication:
Kluger, A. N. & DeNisi, A. S. (1996). The effects of feedback
interventions on performance: A historical review, a meta-analysis, and a preliminary
feedback intervention theory. Psychological Bulletin, 119, 254-284.
S. Rains Wallace Dissertation Award
There are two winners of the 1998 S. Rains Wallace Dissertation
Research Award given in recognition of the best doctoral dissertation research in the
field of I-O psychology.
David W. Dorsey received his Ph.D. from the University of South
Florida, where Dr. Michael D. Coovert served as his dissertation committee chair. Dr.
Dorsey’s dissertation is entitled: "Alternative Models of Organizational and
Managerial Decision Making: An Analysis of Compensation Decisions Using Soft Computing
Methods."
Paul E. Tesluk received his Ph.D. at the Pennsylvania State
University, where John Mathieu served as chair of his dissertation committee. Dr.
Tesluk’s dissertation is entitled: "An Investigation of Work Group Management of
the Technological Environment: Implications for Group Performance."
Edwin Ghiselli Award for Research Design
The Edwin Ghiselli Award, given in recognition of the research proposal
that best shows the use of scientific methods in the study of a phenomenon that is
relevant to the field of I-O psychology, was awarded to David Chan (Michigan State
University) for his research proposal entitled "Inter-individual Differences in
Intra-individual Changes in Proactivity During Organizational Entry: A Latent Growth
Modeling Approach to Understanding Newcomer Adaptation."
Robert J. Wherry Award
The Robert J. Wherry Award for the Best Paper at the 1997 IO/OB
Graduate Student Convention was given to Scott Behson and Edward P. Zuber, III
(both students at SUNY-Albany) for their paper entitled "The Relationship between
Performance Appraisal Session Characteristics and Ratee Reactions: A Meta-Analytic Review.
Best Student Poster at SIOP
The award for the best poster, written solely or first authored by a
student, at the 1998 SIOP meetings was given to Frederick P. Morgeson (student) and
Michael A. Campion for their poster entitled "Work Reinvention: Redesigning
Jobs to Improve Safety and Efficiency." Fred is a student at Purdue University.