Background
Mountjoy, Paul Tomb was born on October 25, 1924 in Des Moines. Son of Paul Sheldon and Fae (Tomb) Mountjoy.
Mountjoy, Paul Tomb was born on October 25, 1924 in Des Moines. Son of Paul Sheldon and Fae (Tomb) Mountjoy.
Bachelor of Science magna cum laude, Lawrence University, 1949. Master of Arts, Indiana University, 1953. Doctor of Philosophy, Indiana University, 1957.
Instructor, Randolph-Macon Womans College, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1954-1955; assistant professor, Sweet Briar (Virginia) College, 1955-1956; instructor, Denison U., Granville, Ohio., 1956-1957; assistant professor, Denison U., 1957-1962; associate professor, Denison U., 1962-1964; department chairman psychology, Denison U., 1961-1964; associate professor, Western Michigan U., Kalamazoo, 1964-1967; professor, Western Michigan U., since 1967; acting department chairman psychology, Western Michigan U., 1967-1968; chairman, Western Michigan U., 1968-1971. Visiting associate professor of University Wisconsin-Milwaukee, summer 1964.
Served with United States Army Air Force, 1942-1945, European Theatre of Operations. Member History of Science Society, International Society for History of Behavioral and Social Sciences, American Psychological Association, Midwestern Psychological Association, Association for Behavior Analysis, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.
Married Marjorie Jo Passmore, June 12, 1948 (divorced 1978). Children– Charles Paul, Carol Sue.