Colleen Ward and Ron Fischer Win Awards

Colleen wins Public Contribution Award; Ron wins Otto Klineberg Award

Colleen Ward was presented with the Public Contribution Award by Victoria University of Wellington as “a result of her connection with many people and groups throughout academia, government, and the community”.  

See:http://issues.co.nz/diversityissues/Blog/An+award+that+gets+at+the+heart+of+CACR

Ron Fischer and Katja Hanke were given the 2010 Otto Klineberg Award by the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI) for their paper ‚ÄúAre societal values linked to global peace and conflict?‚Äù (published in the APA journal Peace & Conflict, 15, 227-248).  The Klineberg
Award includes a monetary prize, so Ron has invited all of his friends for free drinks in Istanbul this Summer.

See: http://issues.co.nz/diversityissues/2010+Otto+Klineberg+Award