Background
Verplanck, William Samuel was born on January 6, 1916 in Plainfield, New Jersey, United States. Son of William Samuel and Kathryn (Tracy) Verplanck.
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William Samuel Verplanck
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Bachelor of Science, University Virginia, 1937. Master of Arts, University Virginia, 1938. Doctor of Philosophy, Brown University, 1941.
Career
Assistant professor Indiana University, 1946-1950. Assistant professor Harvard, 1950-1955, acting associate professor, 1955-1956. Research associate Stanford University, 1956-1957.
Associate professor Hunter College, 1957-1959. Professor University Maryland, 1958-1962. Professor psychology University Tennessee, 1963-1981, head department, 1963-1973.
Founder, chairman Resource Associates, Inc., 1980-1988. Board directors Cambridge Center for Behavioral Science, 1990-1993.
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Board trustees Cambridge Center Behavioral Studies, 1995-2000. Served to lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946. Fellow American Psychological Association, American Psychological Society, Association Study Animal Behavior, American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Member Eastern Psychological Association, Psychonomic Society (founder, past secretary-treasurer, board governors), Sigma Xi, Sigma Alpha Epsilon.
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September 30, 2002 (aged 86) -
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American