Background
Kelley, Henry Paul was born on July 4, 1928 in Cleburne, Texas, United States. Son of Henry Rowell and Jane Frances (Wynn) Kelley.
Psychology educator university administrator
Kelley, Henry Paul was born on July 4, 1928 in Cleburne, Texas, United States. Son of Henry Rowell and Jane Frances (Wynn) Kelley.
Bachelor in Pure Mathematics University Texas, 1949. Master of Arts in Educational Psychology, University Texas, 1951. AM, Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology, Princeton University, 1954.
Psychometric fellow, Ednl. Testing Svc., Princeton, New Jersey, 1951-1954;
personnel management and evaluation psychologist personnel and training research center, United States Air Force, San Antonio, 1954;
aviation experimental psychologist, United States Naval School Aviation Medicine, Pensacola, Florida, 1955-1957;
coordinator measurement services, testing and counseling center, from assistant to associate professor educational psychology, University Texas Austin, 1958-1964;
lecturer, University Texas Austin, 1964-1967;
director measurement and evaluation center, professor educational psychology, University Texas Austin, since 1967;
regional director southwestern office, College Entrance Examination Board, Austin, 1964-1967. Regional coordinator Project TALENT, Austin, 1959-1961.
Member southwestern regional advising committee College Entrance Examination Board, Austin, 1968-1973, vice-Chairman of Commission research and development, New York City, 1970-1973, chairman, 1973-1976, member of advisory panel economics implications recognizing prior learning, 1979-1980. Visiting faculty member annual institute college entrance, academic placement and student fin.assistance College Entrance Examination Board and University North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1975-1994. Technical reviewer, panel member research projects branch, bureau education handicapped, office education Department of Health, Education and Welfare, Washington, 1977.
Assistant hearing officer minimum competency study National Institute Education, 1980-1981. Member general faculty University Texas Austin, 1960-1964, 67-80, secretary, since 1981, member of faculty senate, 1972-1974, 81-, secretary, 1975-1979, administrative adviser educational policy committee, since 1968. Reviewer comprehensive program fund improvement secondary education unites states department Education, 1983.
Member research advisory panel, manpower and personnel division Air ForceHuman Resources Laboratory, Brooks Air Force Base, San Antonio, 1984-1986. Member committee testing, coordinating board Texas College and University Sys., Austin, 1985-1986, member of advisory committee basic skills testing, coordinating board, 1987. Member basic skills test review panel Texas Education Agency, Austin, 1987.
Member Texas academic skills county Texas Higher Education Coord. Board, 1987-1993, chairman advising committee tests and measurements Texas academic skills county, 1987-1993. Member planning committee Annual Texas Testing Conference, 1987-1994.
Consultant infield, speaker in field.
Lieutenant United States Naval Reserve. Fellow American Psychological Association, American Psychological Society. Member American Association Applied and Preventive Psychology, American Educational Research Association, National Council Measurement Education, National Society Study Education, American Association Higher Education, American Evaluation Association, Measurement Services Association, National College Testing Association, Psychometric Society, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Delta Kappa, Phi Eta Sigma, Phi Kappa Phi, Sigma Xi.
Married Lucerle DeCourcy Scott, August 18, 1949. Children: Roger Wynn, Scott Franklin, Gordon Henry.