About the Award
The Lifetime Achievement Award is given to the Academy Fellow who has, in the judgment of the Academy Board, contributed significantly and enduring to the scientific and theoretical foundations of intercultural research throughout his/her career. Selection is made by a committee of Fellows appointed by the Academy Board. The award is made at the biennial conferences of the Academy.
The awardee is invited to give a plenary address after which he/she is given a plaque describing the award and a check for US$500.00. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the originally planned in-person biennial conference for 2021 will be substituted by a Webinar, where the awardee will be expected to give his/her plenary address.
Nominate for the Award
Who can nominate?
Only current members of the Academy can make a nomination. And only current Fellows of the Academy can be nominated.
What should be included in nomination submitted?
- The nominee’s curriculum vita (CV)
- A statement by the Nominator regarding the qualities that make the Nominee worthy of the award.
Where should nomination be sent?
Nominations should be submitted to the Selection Committee Chair, David L. Sam (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)
Submission deadline
The deadline for submission of nomination is 30 December 2020.
Current Awardee
Dr. Elaine Hatfield
Professor of the University of Hawaii, Prof. Hatfield is the 2019 recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award. Prof. Hatfield was selected for her extensive studies on the cultural and historical influences on relationships (e.g., her equity theory), social justice, emotional contagion, and especially her seminal work on the cross-cultural perspectives on love and sexual desire.
Previous Awardees
2017
Richard Brislin
Professor Emeritus
University of Hawaii at Manoa
2015
Michael Prosser
Professor Emeritus, University of Virginia
2013
David Heise
Indiana University
2011
Cookie and Walter Stephan
Emeritus Professors
New Mexico State University
2011
Paul Pedersen
Emeritus Professor
Syracuse University
2009
Thomas Pettigrew
Research Professor, University of California, Santa Cruz, USA
2009
Tony Marsella
Emeritus Professor, University of Hawaii, USA
2006
Dan Landis,
Emeritus Professor of Psychology (University of Mississippi)
Emeritus Dean, College of Liberal Arts (University of Mississippi)
Affiliate Professor of Psychology, University of Hawaii, Hilo and Manoa
2005
John Berry
Emeritus Professor, Queens University, Canada
2004
Harry C. Triandis
Emeritus Professor, University of Illinois
