ADMINISTRATIVE PSYCHIATRY AWARD
The Administrative Psychiatry Award was established in 1983 to honor an APA member who is a nationally
recognized clinician executive, whose effectiveness as an administrator of major mental health programs has
expanded the body of knowledge of management in the mental health services delivery system, and whose
effectiveness has made it possible for him/her to function as a role model for other psychiatrists. This award is
selected by the Committee on Administrative Psychiatry.
Here, you will find photos of our recent recipients of these awards as well as a list of our previous winners.
APA ADMINISTRATIVE PSYCHIATRY
AWARDS
2022 ADMINISTRATIVE PSYCHIATRY AWARD
Altha Stuart, MD APA-past president
2020 ADMINISTRATIVE PSYCHIATRY AWARD
The 21st Century Mental Health System: What Should It Be?
Ann Sullivan, MD
2019 ADMINISTRATIVE PSYCHIATRY AWARD
Disruptive Psychiatry: Innovation, Administration and Leadership
Victor Buwalda, M.D.
2018 APA ADMINSTRATIVE AWARD
Patient Safety in Psychiatric Care
Geetha Jayaram, M.D.
PREVIOUS AWARDEES
2017
Managing Up
Barry K. Herman, M.D.
2016
Ethical Love in the Leadership and Administration of Psychiatry and Society
H. Steven Moffic, M.D.
2015
Herb Pardes, M.D.
2014
Administration Advice and Pitfalls
Thomas Newmark, M.D.
2013
Science to Practice: Role of the Leadership in Narrowing the Gap
Sy A. Saeed, M.D., M.S.
2012
Poverty as a Factor in Social Crisis and Human Disasters
Pedro Ruiz, M.D.
2011
Role of County Psychiatric Leaders
Roger Peele, M.D.
2010
So You Want to be a Physician Executive
Arthur L. Lazarus, M.D., M.B.A.
2008
Lecture 10
Carl Bell, M.D.
2007
Let’s Lead: From Clinical Insight to Caring Systems
Jon E. Gudeman, M.D.
2005
Administrative Adventures in Public Psychiatry: 1967-2005
Gabriel Koz, M.D.
2004
Public Academic Liaison: Pursuit of Best Practices in a Time of Economic Entrenchment
Peter F. Buckley, M.D.
2003
Pursuing Perfection in Depression Care: The Institute of Medicine's Quality Chasm Report as a Model for Transforming Behavioral Health Care (Given at IPS meeting)
C. Edward Coffey, M.D.
2002
Does the Psychiatric Hospital Have a Future?
Steven S. Sharfstein, M.D.
2001
Surviving Organizational Change
Steven M. Mirin, M.D.
1999
Women in Medical Leadership: How Far Baby?
Carolyn B. Robinowitz, M.D.
1998
Follow the Leader: From Institutions to Systems of Care
Michael J. Vergare, M.D.
1997
Psychiatrist as Director in the Public Mental Health System
Stuart B. Silver, M.D.
1996
Challenges in Providing Psychiatric Services to Hispanic Americans
Pedro Ruiz, M.D.
1995
Learning to Breathe Underwater: Educating Psychiatric Leaders for the 21st Century
Boris M. Astrachan, M.D.
1994
Psychiatric Leadership and Children's Services: A Shared Past, a Challenging Future
Gloria Faretra, M.D.
1993
Why Health Care Administrators Should Be Physicians
Donald G. Langsley, M.D.
1992
Hope and Morale: Critical Elements in Organizational Function
W. Walter Menninger, M.D.
1991
A Weekend with 2,000 Chief Residents: Implications for Training
Jack F. Wilder, M.D.
1990
Strategies of Influence: The Psychiatrist Executive as Political Animal
Stuart L. Keill, M.D.
1989
Can the Public Psychiatric Administrator be Ethical?
Roger Peele, M.D.
1988
Administering a National Medical Association: The Joys, the Sorrows, and Other Challenges
Melvin Sabshin, M.D.
1987
Administration and the Third Ear
Miles F. Shore, M.D.
1986
Management, Administration, Leadership: What's in a Name?
John A. Talbott, M.D.
1985
Courage, Creativity and CostEffectiveness: The Challenge Harold for Psychiatric Program Administration
M. Visotsky, M.D.
1984
Wives of the Illustrious
Milton Greenblatt, M.D.
1983
Psychiatry's Commitment to Public Service and to Improving Patient Care
Walter E. Barton, M.D.