Ellen Reese

Career

She received her Bachelor of Arts in psychology from Mount Holyoke in 1948 and her Master of Arts in 1954. The Reese Grants for Faculty/Student Research has been established in her name. In 1997 Mount Holyoke held a conference dedicated entirely to her memory.

Achievements

• Reese was honored in 1986 by the American Psychological Association (APA) with the Distinguished Contribution to Education in Psychology Award. In 1992, the APA included her in a list of the 100 most important women in psychology.