Background
Bingham, Walter Van Dyke was born on October 20, 1880 in Swan Lake, Iowa, United States. Son of Lemuel Rothwell and Martha Evarts (Tracy) Bingham.
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Walter Van Dyke Bingham
Edit ProfileEducation
University of Kansas, 1897-1898. Bachelor of Arts, Beloit (Wisconsin) College, 1901, University of Chicago, 1905-1906, University of Berlin, 1907. Master of Arts, Harvard, 1907.
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Chicago, 1908.
Doctor of Science, Beloit College, 1929. Illinois Wesleyan University, 1950.
Career
Associate in psychology, University of Chicago, 1906-1907. Instructor educational psychology, Teachers College (Columbia). 1908-1910; assistant professor psychology, Dartmouth, 1910-1915, also director summer session, 1912-1915.
Professor psychology and head division of applied psychology, Carnegie Institute Technology, Pittsburgh, 1915-1924.
Director Cooperative Research, same, 1921-1924. Director Personnel Research Federation, Incorporated., 1924-1934.
Member board Psychological Corporation since 1920 (president 1926-1928). Professorial lecturer in psychology, Stevens Institute Technology, 1930-1940.
Consultant, Occupational Information Service, United States Office of Education, 1938-1939.
Chief psychologist Adjunct General’son Office, War Department, 1940-1947. Executive secretary commission on classification of personnel in the army, 1917-1918.
Lieutenant colonel, Personnel Branch General Staff, United States Army, 1918-1919.
First chairman Division of Anthropology and Psychology, National Research Council, 1919-1920. Chairman commission on classification of military personnel, 1949-1946.
Chairman of the Board on clinical psychological advisory to the Surgeon General, United States Army, 1944-1947. Chairman council, advisory to director personnel and administration Army General Staff, 1946-1948.
Consultant on personnel policies to Secretary of Defense since 1949.
Achievements
Membership
Member board Psychological Corporation since 1920 (president 1926-1928). Clubs: Cosmos (Washington).
Connections
Married Millicent Todd, December 4, 1920.
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Religion
Episcopalian
Awards
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Awarded secretary of war’s Emblem for Exceptional Civilian Service, 1944. Honorary correspondent British National Institute Industrial Psychological. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science (secretary council 1917).tempSpaceMember American Psychological Association (secretary 1911-1914), American Association Applied Psychological (president 1941). New York State Association for Applied Psychology (president 1939), Psychometric Society, International Musical Society, Sigma Xi, Phi Beta Kappa.Awarded secretary of war’s Emblem for Exceptional Civilian Service, 1944. Honorary correspondent British National Institute Industrial Psychological. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science (secretary council 1917).tempSpaceMember American Psychological Association (secretary 1911-1914), American Association Applied Psychological (president 1941).
New York State Association for Applied Psychology (president 1939), Psychometric Society, International Musical Society, Sigma Xi, Phi Beta Kappa.