| Abstract: | Obituary Julian C. Stanley Jr.; 1918-2005]. Julian Cecil Stanley Jr. earned his doctorate in education (1950) studying partial reinforcement with William O. Jenkins. Julian assumed his first academic position at George Peabody College for Teachers (1949), now Peabody College of Vanderbilt University. There he was an associate professor in educational psychology and became president of the Tennessee Psychological Association (1951). In 1965, Julian became a fellow of Stanford's Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences and edited Improving Experimental Design and Statistical Analysis (1966). Julian began his paradigm-shifting work on giftedness in 1971. From Stanford, Julian went to Johns Hopkins University and remained there, working until one week before his death at age 87. Over his professional career, Julian wrote or edited 13 books and produced over 500 professional articles. For his work, Julian received two honorary doctorates and numerous honors. Deep, profound, and visionary, Julian C. Stanley led the life of the mind in the best possible sense: He uncovered basic psychological phenomena, invented methods, counseled intellectually precocious youth, and mentored others in implementing his discoveries and revealing important psychological phenomena. He was a rare blend of scientist and practitioner. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
