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Departmental Honors and Awards

Each year the Psychology Department recognizes outstanding achievements and presents several awards to its undergraduate students.  Please join us in congratulating jobs well done!

Thomas Harrison Carmichael and Emily Leonard Carmichael Prize Scholarship is given to assist an academically able junior or senior who has shown ability in physiological psychology or general physiology.  The scholarship was established in 1950 by Leonard Carmichael of the Class of 1921 and seventh president of Tufts College in memory of his parents.

The Class of 1921 Leonard Carmichael Prize Scholarship Fund is awarded by the Department of Psychology to third-year students whose academic achievements have been judged as outstanding.  This prize was established through the gifts of members and friends of the Class of 1921 in honor and memory of their classmate, Leonard Carmichael, seventh president of Tufts, secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, and vice president of the National Geographic Society with special responsibilities for research and exploration.

The Priscilla N. Dunne Prize is given annually to an undergraduate psychology major with an excellent record and great promise of future achievement in the field.  The prize fund was founded in 1980 by Mrs. Doris Scheff in honor of her daughter, Priscilla N. Dunne, '75.

The Joanne Mary Sullivan Prize is awarded to a junior or senior who has shown excellence and promise in the study of psychology.  This prize was established in 1990 in memory of Joanne Mary Sullivan, who held a B.A. in psychology, by her parents Eugene and Vilma, her brother Eugene Jr., G'90, and family and friends.

The Sal Soraci Prize was created in the memory of a beloved Tufts University associate professor of psychology who passed away in August 2003.  Professor Soraci made multiple contributions to academic life to Tufts community. Sal Soraci was an excellent teacher and well-known researcher in cognitive psychology. His research investigated many facets of the human mind that optimize learning and memory.  In addition, Sal Soraci was the co-director of the Engineering Psychology/Human Factors Program.  Sal Soraci was always present with an encouraging remark, a joke, and words of wisdom to help any student in his or her pursuit of knowledge.  Many of our graduate and undergraduate students sought the guidance of Professor Soraci, regardless of what area of psychology was in question.

The Soraci prize will be awarded annually to a Tufts undergraduate student who exemplifies Soraci's intellectual breadth by combining excellence in psychology with a demonstrated interest in the humanities.

Help us make the Sal Soraci Prize an endowed prize.  Our goal is to keep the spirit of Professor's Soraci's teaching and alive for students in the years to come.