Current Award Winners (2009)


Carol Tracy Individual Community Service Award

Union County College Student: Kevan Pidgeon-Hammock

Carol Tracy Chapter Community Service Award

Union County College
Advisor: Albert Bramante

Virginia Staudt Sexton Faculty Advisor Award

Diana Joy, Community College of Denver

Psi Beta/Ann Robinson College Life Award

Suffolk County Community College / Advisor Andrea Macari

Community College of Denver / Advisor Diana Joy

Chapter Excellence Award

Qualifying chapters (9)

Community College of Allegheny County

Carroll Community College

Cerritos Community College

Community College of Denver

Irvine Valley Community College

Las Positas Community College

Mesa Community College (AZ)

Saddleback Community College

Union Community College

Longman / Psi Beta Research Paper Awards

First Place (co-winners this year): Sarrah Mastrapasqua and Laura Hess, Glendale College
Drank™ anti-energy beverage on activity levels of male naïve Sprague-Dawley rats


Sarrah Mastrapasqua is an active member of the Glendale Community College chapter of Psi Beta and plans to graduate GCC in 2010. This study was conducted under the supervision of her advisor, Dr. Sue Oliver. Sarrah hopes to present this research at the 2010 Western Psychological Association conference in Cancun, Mexico. She intends to continue her education at Arizona State University to graduate with a degree in nursing. Sarrah plans to attend a graduate program to become a Registered Nurse Anesthetist.


Laura Hess is Vice President of the Glendale Community College chapter of Psi Beta and expects to graduate GCC in 2010. This study was conducted under the supervision of her advisor, Dr. Sue Oliver. Laura hopes to present this research at the Western Psychological Association conference in Cancun, April 2010. Laura will transfer to Arizona State University with the fall 2009 semester. She plans to attend graduate school and pursue a career as a clinical psychologist specializing in addiction treatment.

Second Place: Eric Gorenflo, Lake Michigan College, pictured below
Locus of control and richness of social convoy: sexual orientation as a determinant


Eric Gorenflo is currently majoring in psychology at Lake Michigan College in southwest Michigan. He plans to transfer to a 4-year program after earning an associate’s degree, but has not yet decided to pursue clinical or research psychology. In his free time he enjoys playing bass guitar and recording music.

Third Place:Stephanie Vass, Lehigh Carbon College
Effects of background music on short-term memory recall of random digits

Building Bonds Award

Carroll College (Psi Beta) and McDaniel College (Psi Chi)