J. E. Keith Smith (1928-2002).

This obituary reviews the life and work of J. E. Keith Smith (1928-2002). (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Obituary: David A. Grant (1916-1977).

David A. Grant, Clark L. Hull Research Professor at the University of Wisconsin, died on December 28, 1977, in Madison. He is remembered by family and friends, including a very large number of students whose first efforts in the world of experimental psychology were enhanced and guided by this good and demanding professor. David Grant, born May 17, 1916, was educated at the University of Iowa (BA, 1938), the University of Wisconsin (MA, 1939), and Stanford University (PhD, 1941). His interesting life in the department at the University of Wisconsin began in the basement of Bascom Hall in 1941 as an assistant professor sharing an office with Harry Harlow, another Stanford PhD of a few years earlier. Harlow's days were spent at the cheese-factory-turned-primate-laboratory, so Grant had the office to himself. He advanced through the ranks to full professor and research professor and chaired the department during 1950-1954 and 1971-1972. The department grew impressively during his professional life in it and moved into a building of its own. It is currently a large and respected department. David Grant was still a member of it when he died. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Thomas O. Nelson (1943-2005).

Presents an obituary for Thomas O. Nelson, PhD (1943-2005), editor of Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, who died on January 14, 2005, of complications from an aortic aneurysm. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Obituary: David Bakan (1921-2004).

Presents an obituary for David Bakan, one of the most creative and provocative thinkers in psychology. David's best known paper on psychological method may be his critique of the test of significance in psychological research. David was one of the earliest psychologists to promote the use of Bayesian statistics as an alternative to conventional statistical approaches, first publishing on the topic in 1953. He was one of the founders of the American Psychological Association's Division 26, the History of Psychology, and served as the president of the division in 1970-71. He died in Toronto on October 18, 2004. (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)     

David Powell Weikart (1931-2003).

Obituary for David Powell Weikart (1931-2003). Among other things the obituary notes that Dave Weikart worked for the Ypsilanti (Michigan) public schools from 1957 to 1970, first as special services director and school psychologist, then as research and development director. He founded the High/Scope Educational Research Foundation in 1970 as an independent, nonprofit research and development organization in Ypsilanti and served as its president and board chairman until he retired in 2000. The High/Scope Foundation is well known for its educational model in which both teachers and students take initiative and responsibility for learning and in which children engage daily in High/Scope's plan-do-review process of intentional learning. Dave first developed this model in his summer camp for adolescents. In the United States and in other countries, he then applied the High/Scope model to preschool programs, home visit programs for infants and toddlers and their mothers, elementary schools, and programs for adolescents. (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)     

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)     

Obituaries: Gregory A. Kimble (1917-2006).

Presents an obituary for Gregory A. Kimble, a general psychologist who passed away on January 15, 2006. Dr. Kimble had a lifelong allegiance to a particular approach to psychological science, and he was a superb organizer, synthesizer, and explicator of psychological fact and theory. He had a lifelong commitment to APA's Division of General Psychology, and from that division, he received the Hilgard Award for Lifelong Contributions to General Psychology and, in appreciation for his years of service to the division, its C. Alan Boneau Award for Distinguished Service. Dr. Kimble also played significant roles outside of APA. He was a member of several other psychological societies, including the exclusive Society of Experimental Psychologists. He will be missed by his family, his legion of friends and associates, and by the APA convention. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Obituary: David T. Lykken (1928-2006).

Presents an obituary for David Thoreson Lykken, who made brilliant, high-impact contributions to diverse areas of psychology. His work has provided lasting insights into our understanding of antisocial behavior, psychophysiology, lie detection, behavior genetics, personality, and psychological measurement. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Douglas W. Bray (1918-2006).

Presents an obituary for Douglas W. Bray, the inventor of the modern-day assessment center, a method used by thousands of organizations around the world to identify the best people for critical roles and to guide individuals in optimizing their talents. Bray's death in Englewood, New Jersey, on May 9, 2006, ended the extraordinary career of a pioneer in industrial/organizational (I/O) psychology who optimized the interplay of research and application. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

David Kipnis (1924-1999).

Memorializes David Kipnis for his many contributions to social psychology. During his research career, Kipnis explored the psychology of social power in diverse settings. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Obituary: David George Salten (1913-2006).

Obituary for David George Salten (1913-2006). He received his bachelor's degree in chemistry at New York University (NYU) in 1933, a master's degree in psychology at Columbia University in 1939, and a doctorate in educational psychology at NYU in 1944. He specialized in educational psychology and was a licensed psychologist in the state of New York. Salten was a strong advocate of promoting civil rights in the schools and served as an expert witness in school desegregation cases in Little Rock, Baltimore, and New Orleans. His New York Times obituary identified his contributions to civil rights in American education as among the most important in his career. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Paul B. Baltes (1939-2006).

Paul B. Baltes died in Berlin, Germany, on November 7, 2006, after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was probably the most influential developmental psychologist on the international scene at the time of his death. His broad scientific agenda was devoted to establishing and promoting the life-span orientation of human development-an area that he, more than any other scholar of modern times, shaped into its current form. The obvious part of Paul's scientific legacy resides in over 250 publications covering various aspects of developmental psychology. Their impact is attested to by his numerous awards and honors, including election to some of the most prestigious scientific organizations in the world. (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)     

John Joseph Austin (1930-2006).

Presents an obituary for John Joseph Austin, who died of cancer at age 75 on April 8, 2006, in Norton Shores, Michigan. John was employed as a school psychologist for the Muskegon Public Schools, from which he retired in 1986. After his official retirement, he served as president of Research Concepts and worked with the Alfred Binet Center, a testing organization he helped to form in the 1960s. John helped to form the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) in 1969 and served as its president (1971-1972). (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Robert Plutchik (1927-2006).

Presents an obituary for Robert Plutchik, who died in Sarasota, Florida, on April 29, 2006, at the age of 78. Dr. Plutchik was a pioneer in emotion theory, and his influence on the discipline of psychology runs both wide and deep. In his wise, gentle, and graceful way, Dr. Plutchik exerted a powerful influence on the spread of the study of emotion from a sideline to a main concern not only in psychology, but in biology, in the social sciences, in psychiatry, and even in the humanities. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Eric Schopler (1927-2006).

Presents an obituary for Eric Schopler, an authority on the diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorders, who died at his home outside Mebane, North Carolina, on July 7, 2006, after a courageous battle with cancer. Eric Schopler spent his life promoting three truths about autism: that it is a developmental disorder, that treatment should be educational rather than psychiatric, and that parents can be effective cotherapists. If these truths are widely recognized today, it is in large measure because people like Eric had the vision to base their understanding of the disorder on empirical foundations and the courage to stay true to their convictions in a day when nonempirical, psychogenic theories dominated the field. (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)     

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)