Background
Avner, Richard Allen was born on March 1, 1937 in Fort Sheridan, Illinois, United States. Son of Sim N. and Laura Mae (Moore) Avner.
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Avner, Richard Allen was born on March 1, 1937 in Fort Sheridan, Illinois, United States. Son of Sim N. and Laura Mae (Moore) Avner.
Bachelor of Science in Applied Psychology, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1961. Master of Arts in Experimental Psychology, University Illinois, 1964.
Research assistant, University of Illinois-Bureau Ednl. Research, Urbana, 1961-1964; chief experimental psychology branch, United States Army Aeromedical Research Laboratory, Fort Rucker, Alabama, 1964-1966; research associate to principal research scientist, University of Illinois-Computer Based Education Research Laboratory, Urbana, 1967-1993; principal research scientist emeritus, University of Illinois, Urbana, since 1993; general partner, Avner Associations, Champaign, Illinois, since 1976.
Board of directors Champaign-Urbana Jewish Federation, since 1997, University of Illinois Mathematics Science and Technology Education Office, since 1998. Member president's county University of Illinois Foundation, Urbana, since 1985. Member libraries county Friends University of Illinois Library., Urbana, since 1986.
Trustee University of Illinois Museum Natural History, since 1995. Captain United States Army, 1964-1966. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Association for Development Computer-Based Instrnl.
Systems (board directors 1982-1985, Excellence in Computer-Based Instrl. Research award 1990, Distinguished Svc. award 1992), American Ednl. Research Association
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Married Elaine Sweital, June 10, 1962.