Background
Hobbs, Nicholas was born on March 13, 1915 in Greenville, South Carolina, United States. Son of Caswell Owen and Albirta Judson (Jones) Hobbs.
Hobbs, Nicholas was born on March 13, 1915 in Greenville, South Carolina, United States. Son of Caswell Owen and Albirta Judson (Jones) Hobbs.
1 son, Nicholas Thompson. Bachelor of Arts, The Citadel, 1936, Doctor of Literature, 1973. Master of Arts, Ohio State University, 1938, Doctor of Philosophy, 1946.
Doctor of Science, Louisville, 1972.
Doctorate. (honorary), U. Paul Valery-Montpellier, 1978.
Teacher Riverside Military Academy, 1936-1937, Spartanburg (South Carolina.) High School, 1937-1938. Associate professor, director training clinical psychology Columbia Teachers College, 1946-1950. Department chairman psychology Louisiana State University, 1950-1951.
Chairman division human development Peabody College, 1951-1965.
Director Kennedy Center Research on Edition and Human Development, 1965-1970. Provost Vanderbilt University, 1967-1975, professor psychology, 1975-1980, professor emeritus, from 1980.
Director Center for Study of Families and Children, 1976-1980. Director selection, research Peace Corps., 1961-1962.
Lecturer Institute Humanistic Studies for Executives, University of Pennsylvania, 1956-1960.
Director Southern Regional Education Board Mental Health Training and Research Project, 1954-1955. Vice chairman Southern Regional Council Mental Health Training and Research. Vice chairman, trustee Joint Commision on Mental Illness and Health.
Member President's Panel on Mental Retardation, National Advisory Council Child Health and Human Development, National Advisory Mental Health Council.
Vice president Joint Commission Mental Health Children. Member United States National Commission United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
Member of advisory committee child development National Academy Sciences, 1971-1973, director project on classification exceptional children, 1972-1975. Member of commission on mentally disabled American Bar Association, from 1973.
Member National Institute Medicine, National Academy Sciences, from 1976.
Coordinator panel on the family President's Commision on Mental Health, from 1977. Member select panel on promotion of child health Department of Health, Education and Welfare, 1979-1981.
Served with United States Army Air Force, 1941-1946. Fellow Center Advanced Study Behavioral Sciences, 1966-1967. Member American Psychological Association (director) 1952-1955, president 1965-1966, president division clinical psychology), Southeastern Psychological Association (president 1956-1957), American Association for the Advancement of Science, National Institute Medicine, Southern Society Philosophy and Psychology (treasurer 1954-1955), Sigma Xi.
Club: Cosmos.
Married Mary Madeline Thompson, May 21, 1949.