Deso Weiss Award

The Deso Weiss Award for excellence in the field of cluttering is awarded to an individual for contributions in clinical service, supervision, teaching, administration, research, support group activity, or any other activity which has promoted the quality of life for individuals who clutter. The award is sponsored by the Stuttering Foundation. 

Award committee for the Deso Weiss Award:

Kathleen Scaler Scott, Ph.D., Chair, Deso Weiss Award Committee

John Tetnowski, Ph.D.

Peter Lajos, Ph.D.

Recipients of the Deso Weiss Award:

2007 Ken St. Louis (Bulgaria, 1st World Conference on Cluttering)

2012 Florence Myers (Tours, France, IFA conference)

2014 Yvonne Van Zaalen (Eindhoven, 2nd World Conference on Cluttering)

2018 Kathleen Scaler Scott (Hiroshima, Joint World Congress on Stuttering and Cluttering)

2022 Klaas Bakker (Montreal, Joint World Congress on Stuttering and Cluttering)

2023 Isabella Reichel (Katowice, 3rd World Conference on Cluttering)

The award will be given again in 2024 during The 2024 World Congress on Stuttering and Cluttering in Austin, Texas (USA). The recipient of the Award is encouraged to be present at the conference. In the event this is not possible, the Committee will nonetheless bestow the award to the recipient.

Eligibility  Criteria and Procedures for Nominations can be downloaded here.