Harold William Stevenson

Background

Stevenson, Harold William was born on November 19, 1924 in Dines, Wyoming, United States. Son of Merlin R. and Mildred M. (Stodick) Stevenson.

Education

Bachelor, University Colorado, 1947. Master of Arts, Stanford University, 1948. Doctor of Philosophy, Stanford University, 1951.

Doctor of Science (honorary), University Minnesota, 1996.

Career

Assistant professor psychology Pomona College, 1950-1953. Assistant to associate professor psychology University Texas, Austin, 1953-1959. Professor child development and psychology, director Institute Child Development, University Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1959-1971.

Professor psychology, fellow Center for Human Growth and Development, University Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1971—2005. Director program in child development and social policy University Michigan, 1978-1993. Adjunct professor Tohoku Fukushi College, Japan, 1989-2005, Peking University, 1990-2005, Institute Psychology Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Member training committee National Institute Child Health and Human Development, 1964-1967. Member personality and cognition study section National Institute of Mental Health, 1975-1979. Chairman advisory committee on child development National Academy of Sciences-National Research Council, 1971-1973.

Executive committee division behavioral science National Research Council, 1969-1972. Member delegate early childhood People's Republic of China, 1973, member delegate psychologists, 1980. Member visiting committee Graduate School Education, Harvard University, 1979-1986.

Fellow Center Advanced Studies in Behavioral Sciences, 1967-1968, 82-83, 89-90.

Achievements

• Harold William Stevenson has been listed as a noteworthy psychology professor by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Academy Arts and Sciences, National Academy Education. Member American Psychological Association (president division development psychology 1964-1965, G. Stanley Hall award 1988, Bronfenbrenner award 1997, District Science award Applications of Psychology 1997), Society Research Child Development (member governing council 1961-1967, president 1969-1971, chairman long-range planning committee 1971-1974, member social policy committee 1977-1985, member international affairs committee 1991-1994, Distinguished Research award 1993), International Society Study Behavioral Development (member executive committee 1972-1977, president 1987-1991), Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Nancy Guy, August 23, 1950. Children: Peggy, Janet, Andrew, Patricia.

Father:

Merlin R. Stevenson

Mother:

Mildred M. (Stodick) Stevenson

Spouse:

Nancy Guy

child:

Andrew Stevenson

child:

Janet Stevenson

child:

Peggy Stevenson

child:

Patricia Stevenson