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William Bevan (psychologist)

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Name
  
William Bevan

Role
  
Psychologist

Fields
  
Psychology


Born
  
May 16, 1922 Plains, Pennsylvania (
1922-05-16
)

Institutions
  
Duke University Johns Hopkins University

Died
  
February 19, 2007, Durham, North Carolina, United States

Education
  
Franklin & Marshall College, Duke University

Institution
  
Duke University, Johns Hopkins University

William Bevan (May 16, 1922 – February 19, 2007) was an American psychologist and a past president of the American Psychological Association (APA). He founded the Talent Identification Program at Duke University.

Biography

After graduating from Franklin and Marshall College, Bevan served in the navy. He completed graduate work at Duke University. Bevan was a Fulbright Scholar in Norway, served as provost and vice president at Johns Hopkins University, and was the executive officer of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He came back to Duke as the psychology department chair, served as provost and founded the Talent Identification Program. He was the 1982 APA president.

Bevan died in 2007, nearly 20 years after suffering a serious stroke. The American Psychological Foundation sponsors the William Bevan Lecture on Psychology and Public Policy.

References

William Bevan (psychologist) Wikipedia