Background
Cofer, Charles Norval was born on June 1, 1916 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States. Son of Charles Norval and Ernestine (Osterloh) Cofer.
Cofer, Charles Norval was born on June 1, 1916 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States. Son of Charles Norval and Ernestine (Osterloh) Cofer.
Bachelor of Arts, S.E. Missouri State College, 1937; Master of Arts, University Iowa, 1937; Doctor of Philosophy, Brown U., 1940.
Member faculty, George Washington University, 1941-1947; assistant professor, George Washington University, 1946-1947; member of faculty, U. Maryland., College Park, 1947-1959; professor psychology, U. Maryland., 1951-1959; professor, director graduate studies in psychology, New York University, 1959-1963; visiting professor, University of California-Berkeley, 1962-1963; professor, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, 1963-1967, 68-77; professor emeritus, Pennsylvania State University, since 1977; professor, department chairman psychology, U. Maryland., College Park, 1967-1968; professor, U. Houston, 1976-1981; research professor department psychology, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1981-1989; Adjunct Professor, U. New Mexico, Albuquerque, since 1989. Lecturer Duke U., 1981-1987.
Member American Psychological Association (chief editorial adviser 1979-1982), District of Columbia Psychological Association (past president), Maryland. Psychological Association (past president), Eastern Psychological Association (past president, director 1965-1968), Psychonomic Society (Board of Governors 1965-1970), American Association for the Advancement of Science (council 1970, chairman of the section psychology 1973-1974), Sigma Xi.
Married Justine Marie Donnelly, August 3, 1940. Children: Thomas Michael, Jonathan Charles. Married Lynette K. Friedrich, July 4, 1976.