Background
Harper, Robert Stevens was born on February 4, 1922 in Ithaca, New York, United States. Son of Doylemarx Harper and Grace Mary (Stevens) Stephens.
Harper, Robert Stevens was born on February 4, 1922 in Ithaca, New York, United States. Son of Doylemarx Harper and Grace Mary (Stevens) Stephens.
Bachelor, University Oklahoma, 1943. Master of Science, University Oklahoma, 1943. Doctor of Philosophy, University Oklahoma, 1952.
Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1951.
Research assistant, U. Oklahoma, Norman, 1941-1943; teaching fellow, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1946-1949; instructor to professor, Knox College, Galesburg, Illinois, 1949-1987; registrar, Knox College, 1957-1961; professor, Rush Medical University, Chicago, 1979-1985; professor emeritus, Knox College, since 1987. Visiting professor University Texas, Austin, 1957, Baptist College at Charleston, South Carolina., 1969. Member editorial board Teaching of Psychology, Columbia, Missouri, 1974-1984.
Life trustee Galesburg Cottage Hospital, 1957-1974, 77—. President Spoon River Community Mental Health Center, Galesburg, 1969-1971, director, 1971-1982. Sergeant Detached Enlisted Men's List, 1944-1946.
Fellow American Psychological Association, American Psychological Society, Psychonomic Society, Country Club Charleston, Seabrook Island Club, Sigma Xi.
Married Marilyn Ann Millard, January 15, 1944. Children: Marilyn Ann, Mary Elizabeth.