May, Rollo

Rollo Reece May (1909-1994) was a pioneer and popularizer of humanistic psychology. He received a master of divinity degree in 1937 and was a Congregationalist minister for 2 years. He then decided to return to school at Columbia University to study clinical psychology. May was an instructor, a psychotherapist, and author of more than a dozen books. He received the American Psychological Association's prestigious gold medal for his distinguished career in psychology, as well as numerous other awards and honors.

From the description of Rollo May Papers, 1918-1995. (University of California, Santa Barbara). WorldCat record id: 50612089