Time Line

1902 Born in Oak Park, Illinois
1924 Completed B.A., University of Wisconsin
1928 M.A., Columbia University
1931 Ph.D., Columbia University, Psychotherapy
1940 Ohio State University, Columbus, professor of psychology
1944 President of the American Association for Applied Psychology
1945 University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill., Professor of Psychology and executive secretary,
Counseling Center
1946 President of the American Psychological Association
1955 Nicholas Murray Butler Silver Medal
1957 Professor in departments of psychology and psychiatry; University of Wisconsin
1960 Member of executive committee, University of Wisconsin
1962 Fellow, Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences
1964 Selected as humanist of the year, American Humanist Association
1968 Honorary doctorate, Gonzaga University
1971 D.H.L., University of Santa Clara
1972 Distinguished professional psychologist award Division of Psychotherapy
1974 D. Sc. University of Cincinnati
1975 D.Ph. University of Hamburg and DS.Sc. University of Leiden
1978 D.Sc. Northwestern University
1984 Union for Expermenting Colleges and Universities, Cincinnati
1987 Died of heart attack, San Diego, California