ANNOUNCEMENTS

SIMON WILE AWARD. This award recognizes outstanding leadership and continuous contributions in the field ofconsultation-liaison child and adolescent psychiatry. These contributions should have national or internationalstature and clearly demonstrate lasting effects. The contributions may be in the areas of teaching, research, programdevelopment, direct clinical service, advocacy, or administrative commitment. The award, a plaque and $1,000, ispresented at the Annual Meeting. The award recipient also participates in the Simon Wile Symposium. The award isnamed for Simon Wile, M.D., a renowned pediatrician and lifelong supporter of child and adolescent psychiatry.Nominations for the 1996 award should be submitted by August 1, 1995, to Joel Zrull, M.D., Chair, Committee onMemorials and Awards,AACAp, 3615 Wisconsin Ave., N.W:, Washington, DC 20016.

HUMANITARIAN AWARD. The AACAP Humanitarian Award was first given in 1992 to Irving and HelenSchneider in recognition of their philanthropic support for children and adolescents' medical and mental healthtreatment. The Humanitarian Award recognizes outstanding contributions to the well-being of children or familieson a national or international level. This leadership can include personal individual efforts, advocacy, or significantfinancial support for programs. The plaque recognizing this award is presented at the Opening Plenary of the AnnualMeeting. Nomination letters for the 1996 award should be submitted by August 1, 1995, to Joel Zrull, M.D., Chair,Committee on Memorials and Awards,AACAP, 3615 Wisconsin Ave., N.W:, Washington, DC 20016.

GEORGE TARJANAWARD. This award recognizes a child and adolescent psychiatrist and Academy member whohas made significant contributions in a lifetime career or a single seminal work to the understanding or care of thosewith mental retardation and developmental disabilities. These contributions must have national and/or internationalstature and clearly demonstrate lasting effects. The contributions may be in the areas of teaching, research, programdevelopment, direct clinical service, advocacy, or administrative commitment. The Award will be presented at theAnnual Meeting. George Tarjan, M.D., served as the Academy's President from 1977-79 and was renowned for hispioneering work in the field of mental retardation. Nomination letters for the 1996 award should be submitted byAugust 1, 1995, to Joel Zrull, M.D., Chair, Committee on Memorials and Awards, AACAp, 3615 Wisconsin Ave.,N.W:, Washington, DC 20016.

ELAINE SCHLOSSER LEWIS AWARD. The Academy presents the Elaine Schlosser Lewis Award for Research onAttention Deficit Disorder of $5,000 for the most significant article published in the JournaloftheAmerican AcademyofChild and Adolescent Psychiatry by a child and adolescent psychiatrist on attention deficit disorder in the July-Juneissues. This award is named in memory of Dr. Owen Lewis' late mother, Elaine Schlosser Lewis, who was a teacherand advocate of children.

All notices must be received no later than 4~months before thefirst dayofthe month ofdesiredpublication. Requests, typeddouble-spaced, as one concise paragraph, shouldbe sent directly toJohn F. McDermott, [r; M.D., Editor, Journal oftheAmerican Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University ofHawaii School ofMedicine at Kapiolani MedicalCenter, 1319 Punahou Street, Honolulu, HI 96826-1032. TheEditorreserves the rightto edit announcements selectedforpublication.

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