Background
Partington, John Edwin was born on November 13, 1907 in Union Springs, New York, United States. Son of Eliezer and Flora (Hobson) Partington.
Partington, John Edwin was born on November 13, 1907 in Union Springs, New York, United States. Son of Eliezer and Flora (Hobson) Partington.
AB, Earlham College, 1929. Master of Arts in Psychology, University Kentucky, 1938. Postgraduate, University Chicago, 1946.
Postgraduate, Purdue University, 1962.
Teacher, Kentucky Houses of Reform, Lexington, 1930-1935; assistant to research psychologst, United States Public Health Service Hospital, Lexington, 1935-1940; psychologist, United States Employment Service, Washington, 1940-1942; counsellor, VA, Roanoke, Virginia, 1946-1950; psychologist, United States. Naval Examination Center, Great Lakes, Illinois, 1950-1958; chief test development, United States Army Enlisted Evaluation Center, Fort Harrison, Indiana, 1958-1970; chief of research, United States Army Enlisted Evaluation Center, Fort Harrison, 1970-1972.
Chairman advisory committee Retired Senior Volunteer Program, 1973-1988. Chairman official board Downtown Baptist Church, Lexington, Kentucky, 1989-1991. Major Army of the United States, 1942-1946.
Member American Psychological Association (Certified Distinguished Contribution 1986), Indiana Psychological Association.
Married Gwen L. Gray, August 18, 1938.