Abstract: | Presents the citation of the 1970 American Psychological Foundation's Gold Medal Award winner, Sidney Leavitt Pressey. As is custom, Dr. Pressey received a gold medal and a scroll with this citation: "To Sidney L. Pressey--ground breaker in psychology; man of capacious mind, inventive spirit, humane concern, and rare good humor; investigator and interpreter of the human life span whose own life has greatly enriched the field of psychology and the lives of his students." Pressey's personal biographic information is also included. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |