John Teahan Endowed Memorial Award

This award is granted each year to a third-year clinical graduate student who has demonstrated exceptional personal drive in the development of clinical skills and progress in the training program. Award recipients receive a gift of $1,000 and their name permanently recorded on a plaque in the Teahan Library at the clinic.

About John Teahan

John Teahan was one of the founding architects of the clinical training program in psychology at Wayne State University. His theoretical and applied orientation was pragmatic and problem-oriented, often defying attempts to pigeonhole his approach. John's commitment to the training program and to students was extraordinary. It is characteristic of John that he wanted to continue supporting the program and its students. To this end, John, his wife Lynn and daughter, Sheila, established the John Teahan Award.

Application

• Applications are accepted from third-year graduate students in clinical psychology in the Department of Psychology at Wayne State University.
• Recipients will be selected based on a) potential for innovation in clinical psychology and b) contribution to solving real-world problems.
• Recipients will be selected by a committee chaired by the directors of the psychology clinic and clinical psychology training program, chair of the clinical area and the psychology department chair.

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The John Teahan Endowed Memorial Award is presented at the Lachman Memorial Lecture, which is organized by Psi Chi and the psychology department. This event is dedicated to Dr. Sheldon Lachman (1921-1997), professor in the Department of Psychology and Psi Chi adviser.

Past award recipients