The psychology department awards two prizes to graduating seniors each year. Here are the winners from recent graduating classes for the two prizes. Links to the students' thesis abstracts are provided where available.
Robert S. Moyer Prize in Experimental Psychology
Awarded annually to the graduating senior who, by vote of the faculty of the Department of Psychology, has completed the most outstanding experimental psychology project for a senior thesis. Funded by an endowment established by Catherine A. Lee in honor of her husband, a member of the psychology faculty for thirty-two years.
2010: Katherine Downing Reilly
View the abstract for this project here.
2009: Rachel Pelle Ogilvie
View the abstract for this project here.
2007: Kathryn McGoe Doherty
2006: Julie Diane Yeterian
2004: Saul Lawrence Miller
2003: Sarah Frances Hannigen
Richard V. Wagner Prize in Psychology
This award is given annually to the graduating psychology major who, by vote of the faculty of the Department of Psychology, has completed the best thesis or project on issues related to peace, conflict resolution, or social justice. The prize was established by the psychology faculty in recognition of Professor Wagner's thirty-four years of teaching and service to Bates, including twenty-five years as chair of the department.
2009: Isabel Smith Alexander
2008: Leah Marion Roberts
2007: Amanda Blake Peters
2006: Andrea Sue Lichtman