Image: Psychology Graduate Program Alumnus Receives APA Distinguished Professional Contribution Award Congratulations to Antonio E Puente, Ph.D. who is the 2011 winner of the American Psychological Association Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Independent Practice. A graduate of the biopsychology graduate program, Dr. Puente is being recognized for "his decades of efforts to enhance the recognition of psychologists in providing health care services, for his leadership of professional societies in clinical neuropsychology, for his promotion of legislation and policy at all levels of government, and for his countless other contributions to the enhancement of independent practice in psychology." Dr. Puente's son, Nick, is a current trainee in the Clinical Psychology graduate program.