Background
McKenna, Virgil Vincent was born on April 20, 1935 in Mineola, New York, United States. Son of Virgil Vincent McKenna and Mary (Winifred) Quinn.
McKenna, Virgil Vincent was born on April 20, 1935 in Mineola, New York, United States. Son of Virgil Vincent McKenna and Mary (Winifred) Quinn.
Bachelor of Arts, College William and Mary, 1957; Master of Arts, Swarthmore College, 1959; Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton University, 1967.
Research assistant Swarthmore College, Pennsylvania, 1957-1959. Instructor psychology Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota, 1959-1960. Assistant instructor, United States Public Health Service fellow Princeton University, New Jersey, 1960-1962.
Professor psychology College William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, since 1962. Research assistant Educational Testing Service, Princeton, New Jersey, 1962-1963.
Member Eastern Psychological Association, Society Personology, Southern Society Philosophy and Psychology (R.M. Griffith award 1965), Sigma Xi.
Married Willafay Cardwell Hopkins, August 24, 1957. Children– Quinn Hopkins, Elizabeth Conroy.