Background
Wherry, Robert James was born on May 16, 1904 in Middletown, Ohio, United States. Son of Bertrand Shields and Mary Almar (Badger) Wherry.
Wherry, Robert James was born on May 16, 1904 in Middletown, Ohio, United States. Son of Bertrand Shields and Mary Almar (Badger) Wherry.
Bachelor of Science, Ohio State University, 1925, Master of Arts, 1927, Doctor of Philosophy, 1929.
Teacher history and economics Salem (Ohio) High School, 1924-1925. Graduate assistant psychology Ohio State University, 1927-1929, professor psychology (statistics and industrial), 1948-1981, chairman, 1960-1970. Professor psychology and economics Cumberland University, Lebanan, Tennessee, 1929-1937.
Assistant professor psychology U. North Carolina, 1937-1939, associate professor, 1939-1944, professor, 1944-1948.
Lecturer on rating scales in industry Western Reserve University, 1948, 49, Oklahoma A. and M. College, 1949.
Member Richardson, Bellow, Henry & Company, Incorporated., personnel consultants, New York City, 1946-1954. Member American Psychological Association (fellow in industrial psychology, in evaluation and measurement), Psychometric Society, Sigma Xi. Member editorial board Personnel Psychology, 1947.
Inventor Wherry-Doolittle and Wherry-Gaylod test selection methods, 1931, 46.
Married Carrie Mae Blair, December 23, 1929. Children: Carrie Jean and Gloria Mae (twins), Robert James, John Richard.