Obituary: Logan Wright, Jr. (1933-1999).

Memorializes Logan Wright Jr. for his contributions to the field of psychology. He helped organize the American Psychological Society and was the first executive officer of the American Association of Applied and Preventive Psychology. Logan Wright was also president of the American Psychological Association. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Charles Roger Myers (1906-1985).

Presents an obituary for Charles Roger Myers, who died in Toronto on June 5, 1985. Roger Myers shared the distinction of being one of the first two psychology internes employed by the Ontario Hospital Service. He served as the first Consulting Psychologist for the Ontario Department of Health from 1930 to 1963. He was the first person in charge of research at the Toronto Psychiatric Hospital before World War II. He was a founding member of the Canadian Psychological Association in 1940, its secretary, its president (1950-1951), its first executive officer (1970-1978) and its archivist. He was a man who left as his ultimate legacy a strong, vigorous, and unified department that strives to contribute to the creation and dissemination of psychological knowledge not only in Canada but in the world. In all of these ways his life has touched thousands of others. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

John Paul Scott (1909-2000).

Presents an obituary for John Paul Scott. In 1945, Scott was the founding head of the new Division of Behavior Studies in Bar Harbor, Maine. In addition, he was responsible for the formation of the Animal Behavior Society (ABS). In 1968, Scott was appointed regents professor of psychology at Bowling Green State University. This position allowed him to build a superb canine research facility and to cultivate the practical implications of his work through the Center for the Study of Social Behavior, which he established. Among the many books he wrote were Animal behavior (1958), Guide dogs for the blind (with C. J. Pfaffenberger; 1976), and The evolution of social systems (1989). He also published more than 230 articles. Scott was a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Animal Behavior Society, the American Psychological Association, and the New York Zoological Society. He remained intellectually active until his death in 2000. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Margaret E. Donnelly (1911-2006).

Margaret Extitus Donnelly died on July 16, 2006, at the age of 95. A member of the American Psychological Association (APA) for 64 years, Margaret worked behind the scenes in several APA divisions and was probably best known for an edited book published when she was 81 years old, a tribute to her vitality and lifetime commitment to psychology. Margaret played an important role in the establishment of APA Division 36 (originally called Psychologists Interested in Religious Issues, or PIRI, and now called Psychology of Religion). She was also active in APA Division 1 (General Psychology) and Division 24 (Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology). Margaret made many contributions to the New York State Psychological Association (NYSPA). (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

C. Roger Myers (1906–1985).

Charles Roger Myers died on June 5, 1985, in his home city of Toronto, bringing to a close a life of distinguished service to psychology in Canada and abroad. In the psychological organizations of Canada, Myers was a prominent figure. During the 1950s he played a significant role in bringing about enabling legislation in Ontario that resulted in the establishment of the Ontario Board of Examiners in Psychology (OBEP). He was the first chair of OBEP from 1960 to 1965, leading it through its most difficult years. He was also a founding member of the Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) in 1940, its secretary and, in 1950, its president. Later, from 1970 to 1978 he was CPA's first executive officer. He was also a charter member of the Ontario Psychological Association in 1947 and its first president. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Dael Wolfle (1906-2002).

Obituary of Dael Wolfle (1906-2002). In the early part of his career, he contributed to mainstream experimental psychology in the learning tradition of his time. Wolfle then spent the middle years of his career as a science administrator, both in psychology and in the larger scientific community. At the end of his career, he returned to academia, where he fostered a sense of public service as a professor of public administration. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Bernard Lubin (1923-2003).

Presents an obituary for Bernard Lubin. The author states that Lubin was a professor, collaborator, colleague, and friend whose work in personality and clinical psychology continues to be influential. Lubin was born in Washington, DC, on October 15, 1923. He left high school before graduation to join the Merchant Marines, returning to educational pursuits following World War II. He earned his bachelor's (1952) and master's (1953) degrees at George Washington University and attained his doctorate in clinical psychology at the Pennsylvania State University (1958). He was a diplomate of the American Board of Professional Psychology and a fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA), maintaining affiliation with a broad array of its divisions and initiatives. Lubin was designated Distinguished Senior Contributor in Counseling Psychology by Division 17 in 1995, received the Division 13 Harry Levinson Award for Excellence in Consultation in 1996, and received the Richard Wilkinson Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology from the Missouri Psychological Association in 1997. Lubin's life and many contributions are discussed. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Arthur Teicher (1914-2003).

Reports the obituary of Arthur Teicher (1914-2003), past president of the New York Society of Clinical Psychologists. (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)     

Rae Carlson (1926-2003).

Reports the obituary for Rae Carlson (1926-2003), prominent figure in personality psychology. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Mary Alice White (1920-2000).

Memorializes Mary Alice White for her many contributions to school psychology. White was foremost an experimental and behaviorally oriented educational psychologist, whose interests cut across educational, clinical, and school psychology and technology applications to schooling. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Joseph Church (1918-2003).

Obituary for Joseph Church (1918-2003). Among other things the obituary notes that in addition to writing and teaching, Joe was active professionally as a consultant to the National Institute of Mental Health, the Children's Bureau, the U.S. Department of Justice, the Educational Testing Service, and other organizations. He served on the editorial board of Child Development from 1964 to 1968 and again from 1971 to 1975. Joe Church was invariably stimulating and often provocative. He encouraged his students to think independently and challenged colleagues to engage in meaningful debate. He will be remembered not only for his contributions to the shaping of developmental psychology in our era but for his sense of humor, sharp intelligence, and generous spirit. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Muzafer Sherif (1906–1988).

The death of Muzafer Sherif marked the passing of one of social psychology's most historically significant figures. The work of few individuals has shaped social psychology and kindred disciplines as much as the series of studies composed of Sherif's doctoral research on social norms and perception conducted at Columbia University in 1935, the Robbers Cave Experiment on intergroup relations in 1954, and his landmark work on reference groups, the self, social judgment, communication, and attitude formation and change. All of his research and writings—theoretical, empiricial, and methodological—probed in one way or another the extent to which attitudes, internalized norms, and other components of the self, under specified stimulus conditions, serve as the dominant anchorage within the total frame of reference and most heavily influence judgment and perception, conceived by him as prototypes of all cognitive functioning. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Harold H. Kelley (1921-2003).

This obituary reports the death of Harold Harding Kelley, Professor Emeritus of Psychology at University of California (1921-2003). (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Nadine Murphy Lambert (1926-2006).

Nadine M. Lambert was born in Ephraim, Utah, on October 21, 1926, to Rulon and Maude Murphy. She died on April 26, 2006, from injuries suffered in a car accident on her way to work, when a runaway truck struck her vehicle. At the time, she was traveling a route she drove daily for more than 40 years from her home in the Berkeley hills to her office at the University of California, Berkeley, where she was a professor in the graduate school and a senior mentor at the Graduate School of Education's joint doctoral program in educational leadership. A tireless contributor to academic life, Nadine served as a member and chair of the Graduate Council, the Committee on Educational Policy, the Committee on Rules and Jurisdiction, and the Academic Senate at Berkeley. Nadine joined APA in 1956 and became a Fellow of Divisions 15 (Educational Psychology) and 16 in 1974. She was either the chair or a member of 14 APA committees or boards during her career. Nadine authored or co-authored more than 150 articles, chapters, and books on the application of developmental psychology to the educational process. Nadine published widely used instruments in school psychology such as the Process for Assessment of Effective Student Functioning (1979), the American Association on Mental Deficiency Adaptive Behavior Scale (1981, 1993), and the Children's Attention and Adjustment Survey (1992). Her vision regarding primary prevention, the protective power of schooling, the importance of understanding the processes involved in consultation, and the significance of comprehensive training standards for professional psychology will shape the practice of school psychology for years to come. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Obituaries: Robert Val Guthrie (1930-2005).

Presents an obituary for Robert Val "Bob" Guthrie, once called one of the most "influential and multifaceted African American scholars of the century." Dr. Guthrie's groundbreaking book Even the Rat Was White: A Historical View of Psychology (1976) was a catalyst in bringing into the mainstream of psychology the rich heritage of African American psychologists who were for the most part invisible in psychology. In a long and distinguished career, Dr. Guthrie functioned effectively in all the major roles of a psychologist. He was professor and chair of the Behavioral Sciences Department at San Diego Mesa College, associate professor of psychology and director of the Urban Psychology Program at the University of Pittsburgh, a research psychologist for the National Institute of Education in Washington, DC, and a supervising research psychologist at the Naval Research and Development Center in San Diego. He also spent time as a psychologist in independent practice. Dr. Guthrie enjoyed a career that spanned over 40 years, and he died on November 6, 2005. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Paul Vincent Gump (1920-2003).

Presents an obituary for Paul Gump, who died on November 13, 2003, in an auto accident near Lawrence, Kansas. Although Paul Gump received his graduate education in traditional experimental and clinical psychology, his research career was devoted to documenting the power of the concrete, immediate context in determining human behavior. Paul's pioneering work on school size and student involvement, documented the advantage of small schools over larger schools in involving students in active, responsible positions in school life. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Dale B. Harris (1914-2007).

During his long career, Dale B. Harris was at various times a teacher, author, editor, researcher, high school principal, organizational leader, department administrator, and government advisor. He is probably best known for his research on children's drawings, specifically, his extension of the work by Florence Goodenough that resulted in the Goodenough-Harris Draw-A-Person Test. Harris was a participant in the famed Thayer Conference (1954) on school psychology. He was a delegate to the White House Conferences on Children and Youth in 1950 and 1960 and was active in several professional organizations, including the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD). He served as president of Division 7 (Developmental Psychology) of the American Psychological Association in 1956. He was also active in community organizations, both in Minnesota and Pennsylvania. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Mary Henle (1913-2007).

An uncompromising advocate of academic rigor, and the last surviving second-generation Gestalt theorist, Mary Henle maintained the highest academic standards during a long career that was an inspiration to many of her colleagues. Her frequently cited publications are models of clear thinking and clear writing. She served as president of the Eastern Psychological Association (1981-1982) and of Divisions 24 (Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology, 1974-1975) and 26 (History of Psychology, 1971-1972) of the American Psychological Association (APA). She also served on such boards and committees as the APA Insurance Trust and made many presentations of carefully crafted papers at psychology conventions. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Harry Sands (1917-2007).

To everyone who knew and had worked with him, the death of Harry Sands on January 3, 2007, three days before his 90th birthday, resounded as though a mighty oak had fallen. Harry was a giant of a man, both as a human being and as a psychologist. Harry was born January 6, 1917, on the Lower East Side of Manhattan to Russian immigrant parents who ran a laundry. His bachelor's degree in psychology (1941) and his doctoral degree (1952) were both earned at New York University. Harry became a member of the American Psychological Association (APA) in 1943. With his breadth of experience and knowledge, as well as his firm foundation in management and finance, he eventually became a financial advisor to the APA Practice Directorate as well as to the American Psychological Foundation. As the executive director of the Postgraduate Center for Mental Health, Harry made creative strides to improve both the public awareness of the organization as well as its fiscal health. Harry was an active writer and researcher, with a particular interest in epilepsy and various psychoanalytic topics. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)