Harold Lawrence McPheeters

Background

McPheeters, Harold Lawrence was born on March 10, 1923 in New York City. Son of Harry Halstead and Ethel Louise (Brush) McPheeters.

Education

AB, Lafayette College, 1945; Doctor of Medicine, U. Louisville, 1948.

Career

Resident in psychiatry, U. Louisville, 1949-1952; psychiatrist, Ellis Hospital, Schenectady, New York, 1954-1955; assistant commissioner, Kentucky Department Mental Health, Louisville, 1955-1957; commissioner, Kentucky Department Mental Health, Louisville, 1957-1964; deputy commissioner, New York Department Mental Hygiene, Albany, 1964-1965; director mental health and human services, Southern Regional Education Board, Atlanta, 1965-1987; retired, 1987.

Achievements

• Harold Lawrence McPheeters has been listed as a noteworthy psychiatrist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board of directors Council on Social Work Education, New York City, 1976-1980, National Commission forHuman Svc. Workers, Atlanta, 1983-1986, Institute for Social Research, Atlanta, 1972, Sandy Springs Clean and Beautiful, Atlanta, since 1970, Community Friendship, Inc., Atlanta, since 1970. Lieutenant United States Navy, 1952-1954.

Fellow American Psychiatric Association (member committees since 1956), American Public Health Association (chair mental health section 1978), Georgia Psychiatric Association (board directors, chair fellowship committee since 1965). Member American Medical Association, Medical Association Georgia (member committees since 1965).

Interests

• Avocation: genealogy.

Connections

Married Edna Mae Strong, May 1950 (divorced 1950). Married Phyllis Merill, December 24, 1951. Children: David L., Doris E., Thomas C., Amy L.

Father:

Harry Halstead McPheeters

Mother:

Ethel Louise (Brush) McPheeters

Spouse:

Edna Mae Strong

Spouse:

Phyllis Merill

child:

David L. McPheeters

child:

Thomas C. McPheeters

child:

Doris E. McPheeters

child:

Amy L. McPheeters