Allport helped found the psychology society that now sponsors his own legacy awards.

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Gordon Allport played a major role in the history of SPSSI, as a founding member of the organization, a council member in 1936–40 and 1946–7, and president in 1943–4. … One of SPSSI’s major awards is named in honor of Gordon Allport, and a number of the contributors to the volume have received this prestigious award. — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 84