Beginning in 2010, Division 15 began formally recognizing the lives and careers of recently passed educational psychologists via its Memorial Award. This Award is not given on a regular basis but occurs only following the death of a prominent leader and key contributor. Recipients are selected by a majority vote of the Memorial Award Committee based on the following criteria:

The deceased is a prominent, widely-published scholar in the field of educational psychology who either held one or more leadership positions in Division 15 during his or her career or was the recipient of another Division 15 award.

At this time, Division 15’s Executive Committee has phased out the use of the Memorial Award. However, individuals from our field who have passed are recognized during our Business Meeting each year at the APA Convention.