Professor emeritus Alvin Mahrer of the School of Psychology is the recent recipient of the prestigious Rollo May Award 2005 for Pursuit of New Frontiers. The American Psychological Association, Division 32, award was presented to Mahrer in New Orleans at the association’s annual conference, in August.
Author of 12 books, Mahrer is recognized internationally for his work in experiential psychotherapy. A speaker at many major international events, several institutes are devoted to the study of his approach to experiential psychotherapy. He was listed in a recent textbook as one of the most significant existential psychotherapists of the 20th century.
“After I graduated, I spent the first 45 years trying to cobble together a psychotherapy I could do, and now I am spending the next 45 attempting to solve the puzzles of psychotherapy,” said Professor Mahrer.
Professor Mahrer is a fellow of the American Psychological Association and past president of its psychotherapy division. He has written prolifically in all areas of humanistic psychology.
Rollo May was one of the most influential psychologists of the twentieth century. He is recognized for seeking meaning in human experience by combining psychology with an understanding of the arts and humanities.
