Giving to the Department

Gifts to this fund are used for the general support of the department at the discretion of the chair. The money supports a number of graduate and undergraduate prizes, among other costs.

The following students have recently been awarded from this fund:

2008-09 Academic Year:
Cheryl Burnham Buhler Award: Adam Steinmetz
J.R. Kantor Prize in Psychology: Heather Scherschel
James Dinsmoor Award : Swathi Hemachandra
Excellence in Research Award : Nick Butcher, Hadar Karmazyn, Krystina Neuman, Megan Passaloukos and Javed Sayed
Excellence in Honors Research Award: Lauren Grove Robert Weiskopf Award: Martha Cortes and Gabriella Denker

2007-08 Academic Year:
Cheryl Burnham Buhler Award ($1,000): Dean Bowker
J.R. Kantor Prize in Psychology ($500): Angie Huh
James Dinsmoor Award ($250): Lacy Perry
Excellence in Research Award ($100): Marla Alexander, Althea Bauernschmidt, Amanda Hyde, Melissa McManus, Melissa Troyer, Abbey White
Robert Weiskopf Award ($500): Bryan Olson

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Gifts to this fund are used to support research, including the cost of equipment and supplies, subject costs, and other incidental research expenses.

To give to this fund, click here. In the "Additional Comments" section, please include "Psychology Research Support Fund."

Gifts to this fund are used for support and maintence of the Animal Behavior Farm. Costs include lectures, travel, equipment, supplies, publications, student support and administrative aid.

To give to this fund, click here. In the "Additional Comments" section, please include "Animal Behavior Fund."

Gifts to this fund are used for awards, fellowships, scholarships and support for minority students. Award recipients are American citizens from minority groups that are underrepresented in the psychology profession.

To give to this fund, click here. In the "Additional Comments" section, please include "Heller Minority Student Support Fund."

Gifts to this fund are used to support graduate fellowships. The fellowship is awarded to students pursuing graduate degrees in social psychology who best exemplify Gordon Kato's intellectual curiosity, passion for the teaching and research of psychology and appreciation of living life to its fullest potential.

2008 Gordon Kato Memorial Summer Fellowship winner: Elise Percy

To give to this fund, click here. In the "Additional Comments" section, please include "Gordon E. Kato Memorial Scholarship Fund."

Gifts to this fund are used for expenses associated with furnishing the Richard David Young family therapy room in the Psychology Building on the Bloomington campus; and graduate fellowships. The fellowship is awarded to a student of clinical psychology, sociology, educational psychology or related ares. The recipient must have demonstrated excellence in general academic work and show outstanding promise for contributions to research.

To give to this fund, click here. In the "Additional Comments" section, please include "Richard Young Fund."

Gifts to this fund provide the Irving J. Saltzman Award for Outstanding Graduate Achievement in Psychology.

2008 Irving J. Saltzman Award for Outstanding Graduate Achievement winner: Paul Kieffaber

To give to this fund, click here. In the "Additional Comments" section, please include "Irving J. Saltzman Award Fund."

Gifts to this fund provide the J.R. Kantor Psychology Awards to recognize and support distinguished graduate and undergraduate students in the department.

2008 J.R. Kantor Award for Outstanding Graduate Research winners: Jackson Goodnight and Ryan Jessup

2008 J.R. Kantor Prize in Psychology (undergraduate): Angie Huh

To give to this fund, click here. In the "Additional Comments" section, please include "J.R. Kantor Award Fund."