Background
Carter, Launor Franklin was born on January 23, 1914 in Friday Harbor, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Alvia F. and Hazel Agnes (Shull) Carter.
consultant science administrator
Carter, Launor Franklin was born on January 23, 1914 in Friday Harbor, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Alvia F. and Hazel Agnes (Shull) Carter.
Bachelor of Science, University Washington, 1936. Master of Science, University Washington, 1939. Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton University, 1941.
Certified Executive Training Program, University of California at Los Angeles, 1961.
Chief examiner, Washington State Department Social Security Merit System Office, 1937-1938;
personnel technician, Social Security Board, Washington, 1940-1941;
personnel technician, Adjunct General Office, Department Army, 1941-1942;
research psychologists, Aero-Medical Laboratory, Wright Field, Ohio., 1946;
assistant, then associate professor psychology, U. Rochester, 1946-1952;
director research, Human Research Unit 2, Continental Army Command, Fort Ord, California, 1952-1955;
vice-president, director research, System Development Corporation, Santa Monica, California, 1955-1962;
vice president, manager public systems division, System Development Corporation, 1963-1973;
vice president civil development, System Development Corporation, 1973-1981;
vice president studies and evaluation, System Development Corporation, 1975-1981;
chief scientist, United States Air Force, 1962-1963;
private consultant, 1981-1986. Member United States Air Force Science Advisory Board, 1955-1968. Advising committee department psychology Princeton, 1962-1968.
Member National Advisory Commission Libraries, 1966-1968. Member science information council National Science Foundation, 1965-1969. Member computer science and engineering board National.Acad.
Science; Chairman of Commission on socio-economics research and earthquake prediction. Board directors, treasurer Council for Applied Social Research, 1977-1982.
Served with United States Army Air Force, 1942-1946. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Psychological Association (recording secretary, director 1955-1961, 71, chairman program committee 1953, chairman ad hoc convention committee 1954), Western Psychological Association, Society for Psychological Study Social Issues, American Federation Scientists, Council Applied Social Research (treasurer 1976-1986).
Clubs: Riviera Country.
Married Mary Ann Wickersham, February 14, 1941. 1 son, James Franklin.