William Grings

Background

Grings, William was born on March 19, 1918 in Superior, Wisconsin, United States. Son of William Welker and Jessie (Washburn) Grings.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Univercity Dubuque, 1940; Master of Arts, University Iowa, 1941; Doctor of Philosophy, University Iowa, 1946.

Career

Assistant professor psychology, U. Denver, 1946-1947; faculty, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, since 1947; professor psychology, University of Southern California, 1960-1984; department chairman, University of Southern California, 1960-1968; professor emeritus, University of Southern California, since 1984. Cons. government military departments, also member associations.

Achievements

• William Grings has been listed as a noteworthy Emeritus psychology educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Laboratory instrumentation in psychology

    (book)

Membership

Served to First lieutenant United States Army Air Force, 1942-1945. Fellow American Psychological Association, American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member Psychometric Society, California Psychological Association, Los Angeles County Psychological Association (president 1960-1961), Society Psychophysiol.

Research (president 1967-1968), Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Hilda Balster, August 27, 1942. Children– Carol Ann, Janet Marie, Steven Frederick (deceased), Elaine Ethel.

Father:

William Welker Grings

Mother:

Jessie (Washburn) Grings

Spouse:

Hilda Balster

child:

Steven Frederick Grings (deceased)

child:

Carol Ann Grings

child:

Elaine Ethel Grings

child:

Janet Marie Grings