James A. Dinsmoor (1921-2005).

This article presents an obituary for James A. Dinsmoor. Jim Dinsmoor was born in Woburn, Massachusetts, on October 4, 1921, and died at his family's summer residence in Laconia, New Hampshire, on August 25, 2005. He received his bachelor of arts from Dartmouth College in 1943 with a major in political science, followed by a master of arts in 1945 and a doctoral degree in 1949, both in psychology, at Columbia University. He was among the pioneering group of students inspired and mentored by F. S. Keller and W. N. Schoenfeld in the days when B. F. Skinner's natural science of behavior was just beginning to gain recognition as a distinctively new approach to psychology. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Herbert H. Meyer (1917-2006).

Presents an obituary for Herbert H. Meyer, one of psychology's most distinguished scientist-practitioners. Meyer became interested in industrial psychology after his discharge from the service in 1946. He obtained a part-time position with Detroit Edison, where his work led to his dissertation, which resulted in a new projective and valid test of supervisory judgment. He also worked at the Psychological Corporation in New York City, primarily on executive appraisals, and later joined GE as the founder of a new corporate personnel research function. After 20 years, he sought an academic position, a became the director of the University of South Florida's new doctoral program in industrial and organizational psychology. Meyer continued to teach and lend his wisdom to the program and department even after retirement and election to emeritus status in 1988. During his career, Meyer authored more than 60 publications and was a frequent speaker at professional gatherings worldwide. He was also in high demand as a consultant. He taught for the University of South Florida's program through the spring semester of 2006. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Gregory Adams Kimble: Award for Distinguished Career Contributions to Education and Training.

Announces that Gregory Adams Kimble is the winner of the 1998/1999 Award for Distinguished Career Contributions to Education and Training. Kimble "has made rich contributions to education in psychology as teacher, author, administrator, and national leader." Presented here are a citation, biography, and selected bibliography of the winner's works. Also included is the award address that he presented at APA's annual meeting in 1999, entitled "Functional Behaviorism: A Plan for Unity in Psychology." (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

C. R. (Rick) Snyder (1944-2006).

This is an obituary for Charles Richard "Rick" Snyder. Before C. R. Snyder, hope was a concept elusive to many clinicians and clients, clinical and social psychologists often spoke at rather than to one another, and there was a limited collaborative spirit between the clinical and social subfields. As a result of his scholarship, mentorship, and generous spirit, hope is more accessible, the social-clinical interface is a vibrant area of study, and psychology is a more civil profession. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Estefania Aldaba-Lim (1917-2006).

Presents an obituary for Estefania Aldaba-Lim. Psychology mourns the loss of one of its most distinguished colleagues. Estefania (Fanny) Aldaba-Lim died on March 7, 2006, at her home in Manila, Philippines, at age 89. A lifelong advocate for mental health, responsible parenthood, and improving the lives of women and children, she rose to rare stature in her country and internationally, reaching well beyond psychology into public service. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Obituaries: Raymond K. Mulhern (1949-2005).

Presents an obituary for Raymond K. Mulhern, who died on July 2, 2005 and was one of psychology's most accomplished scientist-practitioners of psychosocial oncology. Dr. Mulhern's seminal work in the field of psychosocial oncology included over 165 publications that addressed a range of psychological sequelae from cancer treatment. His work influenced treatment protocols used for children with brain tumors and led to changes in the use of cranial radiation therapy for children with leukemia. A fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA), Dr. Mulhern was awarded the Logan Wright Distinguished Research Award by the Society of Pediatric Psychology (Division 54 of the APA), and was active in several professional societies. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Robert A. Harper (1915-2004).

Presents the obituary for Robert A. Harper (1915-2004). Dr. Harper is noted for his contributions to the field of psychotherapy, particularly to the areas of marriage, family, and sex therapy. In addition, his expertise, good nature, and no-nonsense style made him a popular figure amongst his peers, who elected him to leadership positions in numerous professional organizations. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Obituaries: Magda B. Arnold (1903-2002).

Presents an obituary for Magda B. Arnold (1903-2002). Arnold's work on emotion, motivation, and the brain and cognition is a cornerstone of contemporary research on the neuropsychology of personality. She exemplified the melding of European studies in experimental sensation-perception and psychodynamics with North American theory, practice, and behavioral measurement. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Obituaries: Leo Joseph Postman (1918-2004).

Presents the obituary of Leo Joseph Postman, one of the most prolific psychologists of the last century. With over 250 publications to his credit, Postman died on April 22, 2004, of heart failure in Marblehead, Massachusetts, at the age of 85. His life and career accomplishments are discussed. Postman is best known for his interests in perception, serial learning, memory, and interference theory. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Obituary: Carolyn R. Payton (1925-2001).

Memorializes Carolyn R. Payton for being a pioneer both as an African American and as a woman, in her roles as researcher, teacher, administrator, individual and group therapist, and US Peace Corps director. She was honored for her pioneering contributions to multicultural psychology. Carolyn Payton exemplified a life of conscious purposefulness and determination. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Obituaries: Bertram D. Cohen (1923-2004).

Presents an obituary for Bertram D. Cohen, who made significant contributions to understanding basic psychological processes in schizophrenia--conceptual thinking, learning, perception, referential communication, self-concept--for over three decades. In groundbreaking experimental studies in collaboration with medical colleagues, he also explored the psychological effects of psychotomimetic and other drugs on clinical patients as well as nonclinical subjects. Dr. Cohen died on October 28, 2004. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Obituaries: Miriam F. Polster (1924-2001).

Reports the death of Miriam F. Polster (1924-2001) and notes her contributions to Gestalt therapy. She advanced the notion that the aesthetic impulse in human nature could be used to liberate the personality from neurotic fixations. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

David V. Smith (1943-2006).

Presents an obituary for David V. Smith, who succumbed to a brain tumor on September 30, 2006 at the age of 63. He was Simon R. Bruesch Professor and chair of the Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology and the director of the Neuroscience Institute at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC). (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Obituaries: Jack S. Annon (1929-2005).

Presents an obituary for Jack S. Annon, a clinical and forensic practitioner who was deeply respected by many in the legal system, including law enforcement personnel, attorneys (prosecution and defense), and judges alike. Dr. Annon cofounded the Forensic and Behavioral Science Institute, and introduced the first sex offender treatment program in the state of Hawaii with his colleague and lifelong friend Craig Robinson. In addition to being a clinical and forensic psychologist, he was a sought-after trainer and an adjunct faculty member at several institutions. He served on the editorial boards of several journals and on various ethics boards and was also a licensed detective. Dr. Annon died on December 24, 2005, and a memorial celebration of his life, held on January 5, was marked with expression and exchange of true aloha. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Howard E. Gruber (1922-2005).

This article presents an obituary for Howard E. Gruber. Howard Ernest (Howie) Gruber, who died on January 25, 2005, in New York City, was a wide-ranging cognitive psychologist. Although born in the United States, he was deeply influenced by European currents of thought: Indeed, his work blended the theoretical ambition of the most influential European psychologists with the experimental ingenuity and scrupulous attention to data that have distinguished American psychology at its best. Gruber was among the most important scholars of human creativity in recent decades; his pioneering study of the notebooks of Charles Darwin was catalytic in reorienting an entire area of research. In addition to his important scholarship, Gruber believed fervently in the responsibility of scholars to address social and political issues, and he devoted much of his later life to those contemporary issues that he considered paramount. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Allen O. Gamble (1910-2001).

Memorializes A. O. Gamble, an industrial and organizational psychologist. Gamble was an expert on scientific personnel with a long career in government service. He served as the associate director of personnel for manpower at the National Aeronautics and Aviation Administration and helped select the first group of American astronauts. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Michael J. Mahoney (1946-2006).

Presents an obituary for Micheal J. Mahoney. Mahoney made immeasurable contributions to the field of psychology as an influential researcher, a prolific writer, and an innovative pioneer in bringing constructivist philosophy into psychotherapy. A deep thinker, a revolutionary-spirited theorist, and a passionate philosopher, Michael challenged the dominant paradigms of behavioral and cognitive psychology, inspiring psychologists to consider ever more complex models of human experience, to think in a more interdisciplinary way, and to relate more compassionately to the inevitable human experiences of suffering and change. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Manfred J. Meier (1929-2006).

Manfred J. Meier, one of the most influential figures in the establishment of clinical neuropsychology as a specialty field, died at age 77 in Mexico on August 27, 2006, after a one-year battle with lung cancer. Manny's college and graduate school studies were completed at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he earned a bachelor's degree (1952), a master's degree (1953), and a doctorate (1956)--all in psychology. During his graduate years, his mentors included Charles Bridgeman and Karl U. Smith, but he was also influenced by Harry Harlow, for whom he served as a research assistant in his primate laboratory. Manny's attendance at a 1952 conference where the speakers included Ward Halstead, Donald Hebb, Roger Sperry, and Hans-Lukas Teuber solidified his interest in the emerging field of neuropsychology. During his 36-year career at the University of Minnesota, Manny published more than 70 professional papers, book chapters, and books. He was promoted to associate professor in 1962 and to professor in 1966. At his retirement in 1993, he was named professor emeritus. A committed educator, Manny served as the director of the APA-accredited Psychology Internship Consortium from 1983 to 1993 and as director of a postdoctoral program in clinical neuropsychology from 1985 to 1993. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Seymour Wapner (1917-2003).

Presents an obituary for Seymour Wapner, who died in Worcester, Massachusetts, on September 28, 2003, at the age of 85. An innovative educator, he was also an exceptionally productive scientist who made notable contributions to research in the psychology of perception and in environmental psychology. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Paul E. Meehl (1920-2003).

Presents the obituary for Paul E. Meehl (1920-2003), one of the most eminent psychologists of the 20th century, who helped to shape psychology in a career that spanned more than 60 years. Dr. Meehl's intellectual contributions ranged over many areas, including clinical versus actuarial judgment, research on the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, learning theory, psychoanalysis, and the genetic basis of schizophrenia. Dr. Meehl received considerable recognition for his contributions to academic and applied psychology. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)