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It is time to highlight members who have leadership roles at NCP and let them know how much their work means to the functioning of our organization. This month I’d like to thank Lisa Bode, PhD, Chair of the Scholarship Committee. Lisa lives in Orange County and, therefore, is unable to come to NCP very often. She served with me several years ago as Co-President of the NCP Board of Directors. We worked together to produce the Oral History Video as well as worked in the kitchen together making dinner for one of our town hall meetings. She’s a pleasure to work with and we all miss her not being closer. In the last two years as Scholarship Chair, Lisa created a system for handling scholarships. She revised our scholarship forms, created a rubric and formalized the process for evaluation, and put together a team that includes psychotherapy graduates, analytic training graduates, and a diversity representative. She has done a marvelous job and NCP thanks her very much for the time she takes and the dedication she has to this important part of our organization. I also want to thank the committee members, listed below, and Cheryl Difatta for her contributions and support to ensure that the applications are comprehensive and secure. A job well done. Lisa and your team, we thank you.

Please read her most recent report below.

The committee members are: Tamer Mattar, Colette Thomas, Joe Verrone, Alison Picard, and Cindy Lucas.

- Paulene Popek, President

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The Scholarship Committee has reviewed all completed scholarship applications. We were all impressed with the depth and breadth of the applicants’ commitment to mental health, the community, and their interests in advancing their work through psychoanalytic education at NCP.

The Scholarship Committee is pleased to announce the approval of a total of $24,950 in awards this year to 17 applicants across programs.

The Diversities and Sociocultural Issues Committee has authorized $6,700 of their fund to make a total of 7 awards from their Diversities Fund (that amount is included in the total above).

All students will be responsible for some level of cost of training, with participation based on need.

It is the committee’s goal to reflect the spirit of NCP’s vision and support for future graduates with each award. With that in mind, the committee was particularly enthusiastic about a number of applicants who have already demonstrated notable contributions working with the underserved in multiple categories.