McClelland, David C. (David Clarence), 1917-1998

  1. McClelland, David C. (David Clarence), 1917-1998
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David C. McClelland was a Harvard psychologist, noted especially for his work on achievement motivation .

1917 Born May 20, 1917 in Mt. Vernon, New York 1933 Graduates from Jacksonville, Illinois, High School 1933 1934 Special student in languages at Macmurray College in Jacksonville, Illinois 1938 Graduates from Wesleyan University , with an A.B. in Psychology 1938 First marriage to Mary Sharpless, June 25, 1938 1939 Obtains an A.M. from the University of Missouri in Psychology 1941 Obtains a Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology from Yale University Becomes Instructor of Psychology at Connecticut College 1942 Leaves Connecticut College Instructor of Psychology at Wesleyan University 1943 Served as Assistant and Acting personnel secretary of the American Friends Service Committee , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1944 Part-time lecturer in Psychology at Bryn Mawr College 1945 Becomes an Assistant Professor on Psychology at Wesleyan University Ends Part-time position teaching at Bryn Mawr College 1946 Becomes Chairman of the Department of Psychology at Wesleyan University Summer 1947 Assistant Director, Sky Island Hostel for European Refugees (American Friends Service Committee) 1948 Becomes and Associate Professor of Psychology at Wesleyan University Fellow of the American Psychological Association 1949 1950 Lectures in Social Psychology at Harvard University , then returns to Wesleyan University Fall 1950 Becomes a staff consultant for the Social Science Research Council . This was in connection with the Ford Foundation Program for basic Social Science Development 1951 Salzburg, Austria Salzburg Salzburg Stadt Salzburg Lectures in Social Psychology at the Salzburg Seminar in American Studies , Salzburg, Austria Publishes Personality, with J.W. Atkinson, R.A. Clark, E.L. Lowell Becomes member of the psychology panel, National Research Council 1952 1953 Serves as Deputy Director of the Behavioral Sciences division of the Ford Foundation 1953 Becomes a Professor of Psychology at Wesleyan University Member of the Fullbright Award Committee Summer 1953 Lecturer in the behavioral sciences, Diplomats' Conferences, sponsored by the American Friends Service Committee, Clarens, Switzerland 1955 Publishes Studies in Motivation 1956 Leaves Wesleyan University to become a Professor of Psychology in the Harvard University Department of Social Relations Honorary M.A. from Harvard University Member of the training grants committee, National Institutes of Mental Health Chairman of Staff, Center for Research in Personality 1957 Honorary Sc.D. from Wesleyan University Fellow, American Academy of Science 1958 Germany Federal Republic of Germany Honorary D.Phil. from the University of Maintz , Germany Receives Guggenheim Fellowship 1959 Travels to Italy with Guggenheim fellowship 1961 Publishes The Achieving Society, with D.G. Winter Lectures in Social Psychology at the Salzburg Seminar in American Studies, Salzburg, Austria 1962 Chairman of the Department of Social Relations, Harvard University , 1962 1963 Master, South House, Radcliffe College 1963 Co-founder of McBer Consulting Co. (now a part of the Hay Institute ). McBer assists managers in evaluating and training their employees. Honorary L.L.D. MacMurray College Submits proposal to the National Education Association to offer seventh graders in good standing college scholarships to encourage motivation. 1963 1964 India Republic of India Tunisia Tunisian Republic Sabbatical year from Harvard University. Travels to India and Tunisia organizing research on entrepreneurial motivation. 1964 Publishes The Roots of Consciousness Chairman of the Staff, Center for Research in Personality President of the Eastern Psychological Association 1965 Becomes a member of the American Psychological Association Committee on Psychology in National and International Affairs 1967 Becomes President of the New England Psychological Association Ends service as Chairman of the Department of Social Relations, Harvard University Ends service as Chairman of the Staff, Center for Research in Personality Spring, 1968 Southeast Asia Southeast Asia Southeast Volunteer Fire Department Station 2 Southeast Pond Southeast Point Southeast Shoal Southeast Pond Southeast Elementary School Southeast Fire District Station 30 Southeast Laterals Watershed Reservoir Number 7 Southeast Houma Gas Field Southeast Christian Academy Southeastern Poultry Research Laboratory Southeast Park School (historical) Southeast Moss Hill Oil Field Southeast Ridge Southeast Iron Chapel Oil Field Southeast Tank Baptist Hospital of Southeast Texas Heliport Southeastern Medical Center Southeast Arkansas Law Enforcement Center- Highway Patrol Station Fairfield County Fire Department Southeastern Southeast Branch Library Southeast Arm East Africa Eastern Africa Presbyterian Church of East Africa Kibera Emmanuel Technical Training Center East Orange African Methodist Episcopal Church Presbyterian Church of East Africa High School and Pre-School Peace Corps consultant, travels to Southeast Asia and East Africa 1969 Member of the Faculty of Education at Harvard University Graduate School of Education 1970 Honorary D.Litt. from Albion College 1972 Tunisia Tunisian Republic Morocco Kingdom of Morocco Spain Kingdom of Spain France Republic of France Mexico Mexico Travels to Tunisia, Morocco, Spain, France, and Mexico as a U.S. Information Agency Consultant 1972 Indonesia Republic of Indonesia Sri Lanka Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Takes a leave from Harvard. Travels to Indonesia to participate in a UNIDO conference, spends three months in Sri Lanka, writes Need for Power 1973 Ends teaching as a Faculty of Education at Harvard University 1973 Has article published in The American Psychologist stating that IQ and personality tests are poor indicators of a person's competence 1974 Sri Lanka Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka India Republic of India Ethiopia Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Travels as part of the U.S. Information Service to Sri Lanka, India, and Ethiopia. 1975 Publishes Power: The Inner Experience 1976 Receives the McKinsey Award 1980 First wife, Mary, dies in December October 10, 1981 Second marriage to Marian Adams 1986 Retires, becoming emeritus professor of Harvard University 1986 Distinguished research professor of psychology at Boston University 1987 Receives the award for Distinguished Scientific contribution from the American Psychological Association March 27, 1998 Receives the Bruno Klopfer Award from the Society for Personality Assessment Dies. 1999 Receives the Henry A. Murray Award from the American Psychological Association Division 8 From the guide to the Papers of David McClelland, 1900-1998, (Harvard University Archives)

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