The Howard Klar Teacher of the Year Award is presented annually at graduation to the outstanding teacher of candidates at the Psychoanalytic Center. The winner is chosen by the candidates each year. No teacher can win the award more than once every ten years. The director serves as adviser to the committee. The prize carries an honorarium, an award, and the recipient’s name inscribed on a plaque in the Center Library.
1994 Helen Meyers, M.D.
1995 John Munder Ross, Ph.D.
1996 Stanley Bone, M.D.
1997 Richard Druss, m.D.
1998 Elizabeth Auchinlcoss, M.D.
1999 Lila Kalinich, M.D.
2000 Ellen Rees, M.D.
2001 Gloria Stern, M.D.
2002 Lucy LaFarge, M.D.
2003 Eve Caligor, M.D.
2004 Karen Gilmore, M.D.
2005 Nathan Kravis, M.D
2006 Jeffrey Halpern, M.D.
2007 Deborah Cabaniss, M.D.
2008 Holly Schneier, M.D.
2009 Sharone Ornstein, M.D.
2010 Pamela Meersand,. Ph.D.
2011 Justin Richardson, M.D.
2012 Andrew Lotterman, M.D.
2013 Elizabeth Tillinghast, M.D.
2014 Kevin V. Kelly, M.D.
2015 Susan Vaughan, M.D.
2016 Ruth Graver, M.D.
2017 Vaia Tsolas, Ph.D.
2018 Barry Stern, Ph.D.
2019 Sandra Park, M.D.