Obituary: Nathaniel N. Wagner (1930-1978).

Nathaniel N. Wagner was born in Brooklyn, New York, on January 31, 1930. He received a BA from Long Island University in 1951 and completed his MA and PhD at Columbia University. From 1956 to 1962, Wagner held various short-term and part-time appointments: Clinical psychologist in the U.S. Army and instructor at the University of Georgia, Pennsylvania State University, Dutchess Community College in New York, and Bard College. His main position during this period was as a clinical psychologist at the Astor Home for Children. In 1962 Wagner came to the University of Washington, where he served as professor of psychology and obstetrics/gynecology and as director of the Clinical Psychology Training Program from 1970 until his death. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Obituary: Rensis Likert (1903-1981).

The coherence of Rensis Likert's contributions to psychology is not widely known or appreciated. To some he is known as the entrepreneurial leader of a large research institution, to others as one preoccupied with the technology of social inquiry, to others as an exponent of the utility of psychology and an applied psychologist par excellence, and to others as a substantive contributor to social psychological theory and knowledge. All of these images are valid. Their unity derives from his conception of the problems most worth attention and how one could deal with them. He considered the most pressing contemporary problems to be those concerning the relationship of persons to their organized societal contexts. He greatly extended our methodological resources for studying populations in context, created institutions to foster such work, and developed ideas that help not only to understand person-context relationships but also to aid the design of social contexts that optimize the development and humane use of human resources. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Obituary: David Shakow (1901-1981).

This article describes the career and scientific achievements of David Shakow, PhD. Shakow was a major figure of 20th-century American psychology, one of only two persons honored by the American Psychological Association with two of its most prestigious awards: the Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award and the Distinguished Professional Contribution Award. These two honors embodied the essence of Shakow's career. The award for scientific activity was given for basic contributions that enlarged our understanding of the processes underlying the psychological deficit manifested by schizophrenic patients. These studies spanned half a century, beginning in 1932 and concluding 50 years later, when his final publication on this subject appeared a year after his death. The award for professional achievement recognized his role as the father of contemporary clinical psychology. Shakow, by precept and example, gave meaning to the Boulder model for training clinical psychologists. He provided leadership in espousing the view that the clinical psychologist's role is that of both scientist and practitioner in the mental health field. He deeply respected both activities but gave primacy to the clinical psychologist as research scientist. His credo was one that, on reflection, was as applicable to the practitioner as it was to the researcher. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Obituary: Alan Kent Malyon (1941–1988).

Alan Kent Malyon was born on April 12, 1941, in East Chicago, Illinois and died of lung cancer on December 26, 1988 in Los Angeles. He graduated from San Jose State University in 1964 and completed his PhD in clinical psychology at Texas Technological University in 1974. After working for three years in medical psychology as a senior clinical psychologist at the City of Hope National Medical Center, he began a full-time clinical practice in Los Angeles. From 1977 to 1981, he served as Clinical Instructor in the Department of Psychiatry, University of Southern California School of Medicine. Since 1981, he was an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of California, Los Angeles, where he also served as a clinical supervisor in the Psychology Clinic. Malyon was a diplomate in clinical psychology of the American Board of Professional Psychology. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Obituary: Robert I. Watson (1909-1980).

Presents an obituary for Robert I. Watson who died on September 15, 1980, in Gainesville, Florida, where he was adjunct professor of psychology at the University of Florida. He had moved to Gainesville in 1975 after retiring from the University of New Hampshire, although the use of the term retire in reference to Bob Watson is clearly inappropriate. If anything, his scholarly productivity only increased after giving up his administrative and faculty responsibilities at New Hampshire. During those last five years he wrote two books, revised a third, and had at least two more in preparation at the time of his death. Bob Watson was an excellent model both in his scholarly and professional pursuits; he will be remembered as one of the founders of the history of psychology movement in the United States and one of the most significant contributors to its literature. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Obituary: Fred McKinney (1908-1981).

Presents an obituary for Fred McKinney (1908-1981). McKinney was an outstanding psychologist--not because of published research, although he did that, not because of writing books, although he did that, too--but because of his passion for teaching psychology to anyone who would watch and listen, within or beyond the classroom. He was one of the dwindling number of true generalists, and the focus of his broad knowledge was the introductory course, which he taught throughout his 47-year career to an estimated 50,000 students. Not only was the course immensely successful in attracting students, but many of them kept in touch with "Prof. Fred" for decades after graduation. McKinney's life, achievements, and awards are discussed here. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Obituary: Samuel Renshaw (1892-1981).

Samuel Renshaw was lifelong a teacher and a researcher who delighted in applying the results of meticulous laboratory research to challenges outside the laboratory. Probably he is best remembered for his work in perception, memory, and learning that resulted in the Renshaw Training System for Aircraft and Ship Recognition, a system that saved many lives and earned Renshaw the Distinguished Public Service Award in 1955 from the U.S. Navy. An exhibit derived from the Renshaw System is on display in the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. Renshaw's life and other achievements are described here. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Obituary: Patricia Cain Smith (1917-2007).

Provides the obituary for one of the field of industrial-organizational (I/O) psychology's most eminent scholars and practitioners, Patricia Cain Smith, professor emerita of psychology, Bowling Green State University, who passed away on October 26, 2007. Pat is remembered for her sense of humor, her passion for clarity in thinking and writing, and her contagious enthusiasm for discovery and the achievement of true understanding. She has left a lasting legacy that has made the world, and especially the world of work, a better place. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Obituary: Robert W. White (1904-2001).

Memorializes Robert W. White for his major contribution to the holistic personologic tradition in psychology. He also played a signal role in replacing the narrow drive-reduction conception of human motivation characteristic of both neobehaviorism and psychoanalysis with perspectives that include provision for intrinsic motivation with human agency. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Obituary: Jacquelin R. Goldman (1934–2008).

Presents an obituary for Jacquelin R. Goldman, professor emeritus in the Department of Clinical and Health Psychology and the Department of Psychology at the University of Florida, died November 3, 2008, at the age of 74 in Gainesville, Florida. She spent her entire career of 35-plus years at the University of Florida. She mentored 24 doctoral students, authored and edited three psychology textbooks, and published more than 40 professional articles and book chapters. She was an active contributor to university governance and was involved in teaching, research, clinical supervision, and the provision of clinical services to children. She was also an active contributor to the profession, having served as president of the Florida State Board of Examiners of Psychology (1975–1977), chair of the Southeastern Regional Board of the American Board of Professional Psychology (1983–1993), and president of the American Board of Professional Psychology (1990–1991), among other professional involvements. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Obituary: James J. Gibson (1904-1979).

Presents the obituary of James J. Gibson (1904-1979). Gibson was a perception psychologist who was also the creator and leader of an epistemological movement. His claim that perception is direct, requiring no inferential steps and no processing of information, presents a radical alternative to prevailing views of the nature of knowledge. Gibson's life and career are discussed. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Theodore Hertzl Blau (1928-2003).

Memorializes Theodore H. "Ted" Blau, one of America's foremost advocates for the clinical application of psychological knowledge. Although private practice remained his primary passion and work until his death, Ted served as consultant to various organizations, was a leading forensic psychologist, was an adjunct professor, and provided many years of service in the governance of the American Psychological Association (APA). (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Obituary: Clara Mayo (1931-1981).

Obituary [Clara Mayo; 1931-1981]. When she died, Clara Mayo's teaching, researching, writing, and administering were very much in motion. Her primary goal, as always, was to understand and alleviate prejudice, sexism, and racism. Clara Mayo was a complete teacher, an indefatigable colleague, and a collaborator par excellence. In all three she urged us to be committed, and she showed us how to think and act with subtlety, passion, detachment, verve, and yes, with fun. Clara Mayo was committed to intellectual adventure and social justice, and in that she saw no contradiction and no end. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Kenneth Irwin Howard (1932-2000).

Memorializes Kenneth Irwin Howard for his many contributions to clinical psychology. Throughout his career, Howard and his colleagues produced an impressive corpus of empirical work illuminating psychologists' understanding of psychotherapy. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Obituary: Gardner Lindzey (1920–2008).

Presents an obituary for Gardner Lindzey, who was a major influence on the discipline of psychology in at least four different areas: social psychology, personality psychology, behavior genetics, and the history of psychology in autobiography. He conceptualized each of these fields in ways that stimulated their growth for over four decades and that provide challenges for contemporary psychologists. Gardner Lindzey was born on November 27, 1920, in Wilmington, Delaware, and died in Palo Alto, California, on February 4, 2008. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Obituary: Felix E. Goodson II (1922-2007).

Provides an obituary for Felix E. Goodson II, a psychologist who focused mainly on evolutionary psychology and who passed away on May 17, 2007. In his teaching and writing, Felix emphasized the historical and theoretical roots of psychology, as can be seen in the four chapters he wrote for Theories in Contemporary Psychology (2nd ed., 1976), co-authored with Melvin Marx. His book The Evolutionary Foundations of Psychology: A Unified Theory (1973) grew out of almost two decades of seminars and empirical studies with DePauw students and colleagues. However, his magnum opus, 30 years in the making, was The Evolution and Function of Cognition (2003), published when Felix was 81 years old, 18 years after his formal retirement. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Obituary: Louis D. Cohen (1912-2000).

Memorializes Louis D. Cohen, known for his work as the founding chair of the Department of Clinical Psychology of the University of Florida. This program was the first nationally accredited program in the country within a health center setting. Cohen extended the vision of clinical application well beyond the office practice model and became one of the fathers of the community psychology approach. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Obituary: Marie Jahoda (1907-2001).

Memorializes Marie Jahoda for her outstanding scholarship, fluency in at least 3 languages, and prolific research. She is one of the world's foremost social psychologists. She focused on problem-oriented research, leaving the laboratory to study such social issues as racial discrimination; anti-Semitism; the psychological impact of unemployment crime, and poverty; the effects of pornography; social class inequalities; and nationalism. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Obituary: William Schofield (1921-2006).

Obituary of William Schofield (1921-2006). William Schofield earned his bachelor's degree in psychology from Springfield College in 1942 (advisor, Harold Seashore). After graduation, he immediately enrolled at the University of Minnesota for graduate study. It was the beginning of a long career in clinical psychology at a time when the identity of the field was being established. With his unique set of attributes, he became a distinguished clinician, educator, and author, serving the field for decades. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)