Department Awards
All recipients of department awards and scholarship are nominated and selected by department faculty. There is no application process.
Lisa Zsebedics Memorial Award
Established in 1985 in memory of Lisa Zsebedics, a former student, to recognize an outstanding first- or second-year student committed to understanding the human development process
- 2025 Recipient: Mary Govan
- 2024 Recipient: Wendy Contreras
- 2023 Recipient: Giselle Harris
- 2022 Recipient: Sadiyyah Holsey
- 2021 Recipient: Merel Verhoeven
- 2020 Recipient: Mason Drusano
Wilhelm Wundt Award
Established in 2003 to recognize a student’s excellence in quantitative and methodological course work.
- 2025 Recipients: Julia Carter & Leo Montenegro
- 2024 Recipient: Angelie Roche
- 2023 Recipient: Nicholas Ashenfelter
- 2022 Recipient: Lynx Gabinet-Bethoulle & Allyson Myers
- 2021 Recipient: Katherine Agate
- 2020 Recipient: India Oates
Margaret Floy Washburn Award
Established in 1990 to recognize outstanding research in psychology.
- 2025 Recipient: Jayden Washington
- 2024 Recipient: Leonardo Montenegro
- 2023 Recipient: Kaylyn Eckles
- 2022 Recipient: Jacinda Thomas
- 2021 Recipient: Erika Blair
- 2020 Recipient: Lillian Folts
Psychology Major Award
Established in 1993 to recognize a psychology, human development, or human studies major who demonstrates a superior understanding of the themes and methods of that discipline.
- 2025 Recipient: Ashley Johnson
- 2024 Recipient: Merel Verhoeven
- 2023 Recipient: Julia Fitzpatrick
- 2022 Recipient: Andrew Sonnenberg
- 2021 Recipient: Isabel Lott
- 2020 Recipient: Vera Armstead
Jaie M. Perizzo Human Services Award
Established in 1993 to recognize a junior or senior psychology, human development, or human studies major who demonstrates outstanding potential as a practitioner in human services. Named in 2015 in memory of a former student.
- 2025 Recipient: Sanai Chase
- 2024 Recipient: Katya Scott
- 2023 Recipient: Emily Shipley
- 2022 Recipient: MK Meyers
- 2021 Recipient: Elizabeth Prather
- 2020 Recipient: Anna Kronheim
Department of Psychology SMP Award
Established in 2011 to recognize outstanding work in the eight-credit St. Mary’s Project. Up to two awards may be given annually to recognize and commend this work.