Background
Woolman, Myron was born on January 18, 1917 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Irvin and Rose (Goldberg) Woolman.
Woolman, Myron was born on January 18, 1917 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Irvin and Rose (Goldberg) Woolman.
Bachelor of Science magna cum laude, Columbia, 1950. Master of Arts (President's scholar), Columbia, 1951. Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology, Columbia, 1955.
Chief proficiency measurements, McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, 1952-1956. Senior scientist Human Resources Office, George Washington University, 1956-1961. Director, principal investigator Institute Educational Research, since 1961.
Consultant, principal investigator for major projects United States Department Labor, National Institute of Mental Health, Office of Economic Opportunity, Office Child Development, governments Nigeria and Ghana, since 1961. President Myron Woolman, Inc., since 1969. William H. Robinson lecturer Hampton (Virginia) College, 1978.
Systems consultant National Urban League, 1979, United States Department Agriculture/Agency for International Development, 1979. Adviser to mayor of Detroit in riot prevention, 1967, principal investigator, designer manpower development and learning systems for education, government and industry in, United States and abroad, since 1967. Proposed twinport method to decongest Lagos Harbor, 1977 (adopted by Nigeria).
Project leader quantified method of measuring project impact for United States Agency for International Development, 1982-1983. Founder Interactional Learning, Inc., 1984. Project leader diagnostic micro-computer software simulation method.
Board directors James Farmer Center Community Action, 1964-1965. Member Consortium Developmental Continuity College Human Ecology, Cornell University Served with United States Army Air Force, 1942-1946. Member American Psychological Association, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Association Mental Deficiency, American Association of University Professors, Council Exceptional Children, Kappa Delta Pi, Phi Delta Kappa.
Married Eugenia Marr Johnston, November 1, 1941. Children– Marcia Isabel, Bruce Douglas, Diana Eugenia.