Lelon James Peacock

Background

Peacock, Lelon James was born on May 25, 1928 in Brevard, North Carolina, United States. Son of L.J. and Dorothy (Barrett) Peacock.

Education

Student, Emory University, 1945-1947; Bachelor of Arts, Berea College, 1950; Master of Sciences, University Kentucky, 1952; Doctor of Philosophy, University Kentucky, 1956.

Career

Psychophysiologist, United States Army Medical Research Laboratory, Fort Knox, Kentucky, 1954-1956; research associate, acting director, Yerkes laboratories of Primate Biology, Inc., Orange Park, Florida, 1956-1959; associate professor psychology, U. Georgia, Athens, 1959-1965; professor, U. Georgia, 1966-1990; professor emeritus, U. Georgia, since 1990.

Achievements

• Lelon James Peacock has been listed as a noteworthy psychologist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Psychological Association, Southern Society Philosophy and Psychology (president 1973-1974), Society Neurosci., Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi.

Connections

Married Marian Davis, June 8, 1945. Children: Lynn Barrett, Janice Davis, Timothy Lee.

Father:

L.J. Peacock

Mother:

Dorothy (Barrett) Peacock

Spouse:

Marian Davis

child:

Janice Davis Peacock

child:

Lynn Barrett Peacock

child:

Timothy Lee Peacock