Obituary: Lee Salk (1926–1992).

Memorializes Lee Salk (1926–1992), a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) and a founder and president (1979–1980) of the Division of Child, Youth, and Family Services. He was also president of APA's section of clinical child psychology within the Division of Clinical Psychology. He received the APA National Media Award and APA's Distinguished Contributions Award in Clinical Psychology. His final book, Familyhood: Nurturing the Values That Matter, concluded from his work that family relationships are very powerful in setting people's life destinies and in providing their lifelong concepts of themselves. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Obituary: George W. Albee (1921-2006).

Presents an obituary for George W. Albee, a past President of the American Psychological Association (APA) and lifelong advocate of the importance of social change to deal effectively with mental disorders. His impact on psychology is reflected in the many awards he received in his lifetime, which included the APA Distinguished Professional Contribution Award in 1975, the American Psychological Foundation Gold Medal Award for Life Achievement in Psychology in the Public Interest in 1993, and the Lifetime Achievement Award in Applied Preventive Psychology in 1997. With his passing, psychology lost one of the staunchest advocates of prevention as the most important approach to dealing with psychological ills. He was also a lifelong advocate for the disenfranchised. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Awards for Distinguished Education and Training Contributions.

Discusses contributions made by Ronald E. Fox, recipient of the 1992 Distinguished Career Contributions to Education and Training in Psychology Award, and Charles G. Matthews, recipient of the 1992 Distinguished Contributions to Education and Training in Psychology Award given by the American Psychological Association. Fox is recognized for his contributions to the field of education in professional psychology, including his work in establishing the Association of Psychology Internship Centers and organizing the National Council of Schools of Professional Psychology. Matthews is recognized as one of the foremost clinical neuropsychologists in the world as evidenced by his serving as president of the International Neurological Society and of the American Psychological Association's Division 40. Matthews has directed one of the foremost postdoctoral training programs in clinical neuropsychology in the world. Recipients' biographies are given. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Obituary: Leonard D. Eron.

Leonard D. Eron, Editor of Journal of Abnormal Psychology (1973-1980), died May 3, 2007, of complications of congestive heart failure, at the age of 87. He also served as associate editor of the American Psychologist (1986-90), and president of the Midwestern Psychological Association (1985-86) and of the International Society for Research on Aggression (1988-90). Dr. Eron's research focused on the causes of aggression, conducting an influential 40-year longitudinal study, as well as many collaborative cross-cultural studies with scholars in Europe. His research on the impact of media violence on children's behavior has been widely recognized. During his years as a professor at Yale University, the University of Iowa, the University of Illinois at Chicago, and the University of Michigan, he left his mark on countless students who carry on his tradition of merging research with the public policy applications of psychology. He was a Fulbright Scholar twice, and a member of many professional and governmental panels, including the National Research Council Panel on Understanding and Control of Violence and the American Psychological Association's Commission on Violence and Youth, of which he was the Chair. He was a diplomate of the American Board of Professional Psychology and a fellow of the Academy of Clinical Psychology, the American Psychological Association, the American Psychological Society, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. In 1980 he was given the APA award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Knowledge; in 1995 he received the American Psychological Foundation's Gold Medal Award for Lifetime Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest; and in 2003 he received APA's award for Distinguished Lifetime Contributions to Media Psychology. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Fritz Heider (1896–1988).

Presents an obituary for Fritz Heider. Heider, Professor Emeritus of Psychology at the University of Kansas, died on January 2, 1988, at the age of 91. He is survived by his wife and colleague of 57 years, Grace, who obtained her PhD at Kansas. He also is survived by three sons; Karl, an anthropologist at the University of South Carolina, John, a clinical psychologist practicing in the Lawrence, Kansas, area, and Stephan, who works in the computer industry. Heider's formal honors were many and included the American Psychological Association (APA) Distinguished Contribution Award, the Gold Medal for Scholarly Accomplishment in Psychological Science presented by the American Psychological Foundation, and election to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Obituary: Alan O. Ross (1921-1993).

Memorializes A. O. Ross, who had an active and influential role in the development of clinical psychology and made many contributions to behavior therapy. Ross wrote books concerned with behavioral approaches to clinical psychology, a specialty area he helped formalize in the establishment of Section 1 of the Division of Clinical Psychology of the American Psychological Association (APA). Ross was given the APA Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Clinical Psychology in 1982. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Obituary: Bernard Saper (1920-2006).

Presents an obituary for Bernard Saper, professor emeritus at Florida International University. During his distinguished career, Saper served professional psychology in a variety of ways, including as president of the New York State Psychological Association, as a member of the Advisory Council in Psychology of the New York Board of Regents, as president of the American Psychological Association's (APA's) Division 18 (Psychologists in Public Service), and as a member of several important APA committees and local commissions. He was a fellow of eight APA divisions, was an American Board of Professional Psychology diplomate, and served on the editorial boards of several journals. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Awards for Distinguished Education and Training Contributions: Charles L. Brewer.

Cites Charles L. Brewer for the American Psychological Association's Award for Distinguished Education and Training Contributions. Brewer has tirelessly devoted his career to improving the teaching of psychology at all educational levels, by teaching undergraduates how to think, teachers how to teach, and authors how to write. Brewer has served for 12 years as the editor of Teaching of Psychology, the highly acclaimed journal of APA's Division 2. In 1989, the American Psychological Foundation honored his exemplary work with its Award for Distinguished Teaching in Psychology. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Award for distinguished contributions to psychology in the public interest: Seymour B. Sarason.

Presents the citation, biography, and bibliography for Seymour B. Sarason, the 1984 recipient of the American Psychological Association's Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest. Sarason was honored for his creative contributions to clinical, educational, school, and community psychology. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Le prix Donald O. Hebb honorant une contribution hors-pair à la psychologie en tant que science.

Announces that the 1987 recipient of the Donald O. Hebb Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology as a Science is Dr. Fergus I. M. Craik, Professor of Psychology at the University of Toronto. Professor Craik has received many honours. Dr. Craik is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, the Canadian Psychological Association, the American Psychological Association, and the Society of Experimental Psychologists. He has received Killam and Guggenheim Fellowships, and the Certificate of Merit for Research in Aging, from the Ontario Psychological Foundation. He was editor of the Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior from 1980 to 1984, and on the editorial boards of many other journals. He has been Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Psychonomic Society and remains a Member of the Board, a member of the Advisory Council of the International Association for the Study of Attention and Performance, and a Councillor of the Royal Canadian Institute. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Paul B. Pedersen: Award for distinguished contributions to the international advancement of psychology.

The American Psychological Association 2010 Award for Distinguished Contributions to the International Advancement of Psychology was awarded to Paul B. Pedersen, for his distinguished career as a counselor educator specializing in intercultural and multicultural issues and his significant influence on the growth and direction of multicultural counseling. Paul B. Pedersen is a pioneering researcher in cross-cultural psychology. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Robert J. Havighurst (1900–1991): Obituary.

Robert J. Havighurst was a professor of education and human development at the University of Chicago for more than 4 decades. He was a researcher, educator, administrator, and author who made contributions in life span developmental psychology and related fields. His work produced the 1st major books on the sociology and psychology of aging. Havighurst belonged to Divisions 7, 15, and 20 of the American Psychological Association, received the Thorndike Award in Educational Psychology from Division 15 in 1969, and was founder and president of Division 20. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Starke Rosecrans Hathaway (1903–1984).

Presents an obituary for Starke Rosecrans Hathaway. Hathaway obtained both his undergraduate and master's level training with James P. Porter at Ohio University in Athens. He earned his undergraduate degree in psychology in 1927 and his master's degree in 1928. Porter persuaded him to remain in Athens as an instructor in psychology and physiology; by 1929 he held the rank of assistant professor. Hathaway's original interests in engineering persisted; he perfected and marketed a chronoscope, a psychogalvanometer, and electrical stimulation and recording devices for the study of neural processes. It is interesting to recall that one of the first uses to which Hathaway had put his psychogalvanometer was as a lie detector in helping police in Athens to solve a murder case. Hathaway's contributions to clinical psychology were recognized at the national level by the APA's Division of Clinical Psychology, which conferred its Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award in 1959 and elected him as its president in 1963. Elected to Sigma Xi and Phi Beta Kappa, an ABPP diplomate in clinical psychology, he was awarded honorary doctorates by Ohio University in 1966 and by Ohio State University in 1972. His honors were capped in 1977 when the APA conferred its award for Distinguished Contribution for Applications in Psychology. Hathaway retired from the University of Minnesota in 1971. He died at his home in Minneapolis on July 4, 1984. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Charles L. Brewer award for distinguished teaching of psychology.

The American Psychological Foundation (APF) Charles L. Brewer Award for Distinguished Teaching of Psychology recognizes an outstanding career contribution to the teaching of psychology. The 2010 recipient of the Distinguished Teaching Award is Bernard C. Beins. This article recognizes his life achievement in the area of psychology. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Fred S. Keller: Distinguished Contributions to Education in Psychology Award.

Presents the citation of the American Psychological Foundation's Distinguished Contributions to Education in Psychology Award for 1970. Fred S. Keller is one of this year's recipients. His award citation reads: "Pioneer in applying behaviorism to the teaching of psychology. He and his followers have wrought major changes in undergraduate psychology courses." A check for $1,000 was also presented to the recipient. The article includes Keller's personal biographic information. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Donald T. Campbell (1916–1996): Obituary.

Memorializes D. T. Campbell, who was known throughout the social sciences for his methodological and epistemological contributions and served as president of the American Psychological Association (APA) in 1973. In addition to his election to the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1973, Campbell's many honors in his lifetime included the APA's Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award, the Kurt Lewin Memorial Award of the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, the distinguished Scientist Award of the Society of Experimental Social Psychology, and the William James Lectureship at Harvard University. Campbell also received honorary doctorates from the University of Michigan, University of Chicago, University of Southern California, Northwestern University, and University of Oslo, among others. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

APF Gold Medal Awards and distinguished teaching of psychology award.

Frances Degen Horowitz, President of the American Psychological Foundation (APF), will present the Gold Medal Awards and the Distinguished Teaching of Psychology Award at the 100th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association. The APF Gold Medal Awards recognize distinguished and enduring records of accomplishment in three areas of psychology. The APF Distinguished Teaching in Psychology Award recognizes an outstanding career contribution to the teaching of psychology. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Obituary: Arthur A. Lumsdaine (1913–1989).

Arthur Allen Lumsdaine, who died on May 1, 1989, made major contributions to social and educational psychology. He was part of the post-World War II wave of experimental psychologists who moved psychology in new, widely applicable directions. In social psychology, he helped open up the experimental investigation of attitude change. Later in his career, he recognized the potential of teaching machines and programmed instruction and furthered their development. Art was a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, as well as of the American Psychological Association (APA). He served as a member of the APA's Board of Scientific Affairs (1967-1970), was President of the Division of Educational Psychology (1968-1969), and was an Associate Editor of Contemporary Psychology for eight years. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Gold Medal Awards.

Frances Degen Horowitz, President of the American Psychological Foundation (APF), will present the Gold Medal Awards and the Distinguished Teaching of Psychology Award at the 100th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association. The APF Gold Medal Awards recognize distinguished and enduring records of accomplishment in three areas of psychology. The APF Distinguished Teaching in Psychology Award recognizes an outstanding career contribution to the teaching of psychology. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Delos D. Wickens (1909-1988).

Presents an obituary for Delos Wickens, a true generalist who, throughout his career, explored a wide range of areas including classical conditioning theory, human verbal learning, and human and animal memory. In addition to three textbooks, Wick authored or coauthored more than 100 experimental or theoretical articles. He served as associate editor for the Journal of Experimental Psychology, as well as ad hoc reviewer for several other journals and reviewer for several publishing houses. For many years he was a consultant for the National Science Foundation (NSF) and National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). Wickens received a number of honors and awards, including the American Psychological Foundation's Distinguished Teaching Award, the highly prestigious Warren Medal from the Society of Experimental Psychologists, a Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of North Carolina, and a Distinguished Research Award from Ohio State University. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)