Program Highlights for AHDP-SEPA 1967 to 1998
AHDP Historian: Al Smith
(former chair, St. Andrews Presbyterian College, NC)
1967 - Friday April 14 at 3 P.M. a small group gathered, Joe
Hammock presiding-appointed by W.B. Webb to discuss need for such
a group Atlanta, GA
1968 - First Organizational meeting - Roanoke, VA, April 5 1
P.M. Joe Hammock, presiding, Ed Stevens, Acting Secretary, a meeting on
Wednesday April 3 had preceded this meeting. Jay Knopf was elected chair,
and advisory group was elected, Howard Miller and Ed Stevens. Bill Verplank
reported for the committee that had been appointed on Wed. Evening. 40
were present
19681 - December 5,6,7 Meeting in
Atlanta at the airport - Groups composed of 4 year colleges, Graduate institutions,
discussion of computer, Teaching of Undergraduate Psychology, Industrial
and Organizational Psychology, Jay Knopf, Chair
1969 - Trip planned to the Bahamas, canceled, Meeting at the
Sheraton-Biltmore in Atlanta December 12-14 Program consisted of Computer
discussion, Graduate and Undergraduate Programs, Draft status, need for
More Ph.D.’s for teaching and lack of teachers of psychology, Ed Stevens,
Chair
1970 - Ray Schrader, Chair-Paul Woods made a presentation on
the status of the Master’s degree in reviewing the history of the APA’s
treatment of the Master’s. Bob Vidulich presented Paul Dressel’s Book
“The Confidence Crisis”, Bill Verplank suggested that salary information
be collected and Bernard Caffery headed this group. Joel Dubrow began
his study of Graduate and Undergraduate Programs, and Bob Vidulich presented
his ideas for the Graduate Study book which was adopted by the APA
Bob Vidulich was elected to serve a two year term, it was agreed that
the chair would rotate between large and small institutions, and meet the
first weekend in December, the first effort was also made to include 2
year institutions. Advisory group: Howard Miller, John Kelton and Faye
Goldberg. Atlanta American
1971-Bob Vidulich-Atlanta American-Program-Four year colleges,
Graduate Training departments, bull sessions on faculty, students, and
administration, Social hour, Panel meeting I on the training of teachers,
Panel Meeting II, Underprivileged and Minority students in Psychology, Panel
III, the Undergraduate Curriculum, Panel meeting IV, On getting into
Graduate School-Sunday-Summaries and Reports from Graduate departments of
Psychology, Council of Undergraduate Departments, and APA on nationally
coordinated graduate admissions programs.
1972-Bob Vidulich-Atlanta American-The changing role of the Department
Chairman-Four year, Graduate Training, “The Main Event”2 , Panel I-The Chair and the Law, Panel II
The Chair as bookkeeper-Sunday morning-business meeting. 5 dollar fee was
voted.
1973-John Kelton-Atlanta American-Psychology in the Secondary
school, Pressures for attention to the teaching of Psychology K-14, Tenure
review and discussion, Collective bargaining, Chairs of Graduate Departments,
Chairs of undergraduate departments, Panel on Professional training in Psychology,
Community-clinical, Undergraduate Professional Programs, Vail report, Sunday
Business meeting.
1974-John Kelton-Atlanta American, The department chair and
the law, Evaluation of Faculty and Chairs, Social Hour-Status of Women,
Washington Report by Theodore Blau, Evaluation of Faculty and Chairs, Part
two-Topical discussions-Training of B.A. psychologists, Special problems
of Small Liberal arts colleges-Business meeting 4:30 Saturday
1975-Fran Dunham-Atlanta American-Faculty Development-Catharsis-Social
hour-Pre-doctoral Education for Non-doctoral positions, Business Meeting,
Continuing education for Chairs, Law and Policy by Grant Dahlstrom
1976-Fran Dunham-Atlanta American-General Discussion of contemporary
issues, application for Grad School down, Professional programs down, Changes
in state associations, Undergraduate programs Exit exams, Social hour-business
meeting, professional school development.
1977-Charles Brewer-Atlanta American-Accountability and Accountability
Models, Future Trends in Funding for Psychology, Topical discussions, Social
hour, Relationships between AHDP-SEPA and AA Programs, Making Psychology
Interesting, Visible and Accountable: A multimedia presentation, Frances
Dunnels, Alexander City State Junior College, Alexander, Alabama, Business
Meeting, Show and Tell, Smokers and non-smokers separated.
1978-Charles Brewer-Atlanta American-First Workshop for Chairs,
Greg Kimble, Graduate admissions, Graduate Education and the Job Market,
Separate discussion groups for two-year, four-year and Ph.D. Program chairs,
reports from the three groups, Social Hour, Psychology in two-year institutions,
Licensing and Certifying Psychologist and Accrediting Psychology Programs-Al
Wellner from the Council for the National Register, Business Meeting, and
Catharsis
1979-Joe Grosslight-Tower Place-Unionization and the Changing
Role of Department Chairs, Caesar Naples, Director, Personnel and Faculty
Relations and Chief Negotiator for Board of Regents, State of Florida, Procedures
for Faculty Evaluations, Show and Tell I, Undergraduate Psychology Majors,
Development of Health Oriented Graduate Programs, Social Hour, restriction
to two drinks-later to be called Grosslights, Michael Pallack, Executive
officer, APA, the Evaluation of Department Chairs, Business Meeting, Show
and Tell II, Requirements for Undergraduate Laboratories with Psychology
courses, Retread programs for Psychology Ph.D.’s, Community College and
Four year school and Master Level Programs and Ph.D. programs
1980-Joe Grosslight-Tower Place-Master’s level Programs, Procedure
and Problems in Selection and Dismissal of Graduate Students, Social Hour,
What Kind of Career is this:, A National Training Program for Chairs, Allan
Tucker, Professor of Higher Education at FSU Business meeting and Special
sub-groups as last year.
1981-John Williams-Tower Place, Catharsis I, special interest
groups, Topical discussion Introductory Psychology, The Main Event, First
time to be called that, Psychologists in Non-academic settings, I/O, Criminal
Justice, Medical, Everywhere,Contemporary issues in psychology, Max Siegel,
President elect, APA, Business meeting, Education a cooperative enterprise
among institutions, Catharsis II, special interest groups, tour of Language
Research Center
1982-John Williams-Tower Place-Catharsis, Special interest groups,
summaries of group meetings, grouping by states, Federal Funding and Legislation
Related to Psychology, Alan Kraut, Office of National Policy studies,
The Main Event, Faculty Development Programs, Philip C. Winstead, Coordinator
of Faculty
Development Programs, Furman University, Professional Schools of
Psychology, Donald R. Peterson, President, National Council of Schools
of Professional Psychology, Panel Discussion, Psychology in the Small Liberal
Arts College, Business Meeting
March-1983 Bill Calhoun, Things afoot in APA, Panel on women’s
concerns, Dr.Robert Daniel, Thoughts on Teaching Psychology
1983-William Calhoun-Tower Place-Workshop for new chairs, topical
discussion-Designation of Psychology Programs, Catharsis groups, Small
department, master’s programs, costs of professional education-Topical
Discussion-Changes in the Undergraduate Programs over the Last 20-30 years,
The Main Event, Demonstration-Computers, Business meeting, topical discussion
Continuation in the Face of Retrenchment
1984-William Calhoun-Tower Place-Workshop for beginning and ending
chairs, Welcome, The Master’s issue, Chairing the small department and
Master’s issue discussion-two separate sessions, General Session-Promoting
Good Teaching Among Colleagues, The Main Event, Computer Demonstration,
Business Meeting, Topical discussion, Phasing out as a chair
1985-Barbara K. Sholley-Tower Place-Workshop for beginning and
ending chairs,Welcome, Standards and Procedures for accreditation of Clinical
and Counseling Master’s Programs, Discussion of recommendations from Graduate
Conference, Introduction to P.C. Story Board (IBM): A Graphics presentation
program, The Main Event, Computer discussion, Legal tidbits for Psychologists,
Harriet King, Emory University School of Law, Professional Experiences
for undergraduates, Catharsis, three sessions, Ph.D., M.A., B.A., Business
meeting, Meeting of those chair interested in factors that affect women
as department chairs.
1986-Barbara Sholley-Tower Place-Workshop for beginning and ending
chairs, Welcome, and Potpourri of Problems, Departmental Chair rotations,
Evaluation of Chairs, Adjunct Faculty, Developing a departmental philosophy
as it relates to careers and graduate students, Junior-Senior Faculty strife-The
department chair as faculty developer, The Main Event, Computer discussion,
The feminization of psychology-Separate sessions for Undergraduate, Masters,
Ph.D. programs, The reorganization of APA-Ray Fowler, Business meeting
1987-Merle Meyer-Tower Place-now Holiday Inn at Buckhead-Workshop
for new chairs, Welcome-Potpourri of issues, Salt Lake Conference, Dual
professional careers, Various definitions and changing roles of Chairs-On
mandated learning outcome assessment, The Main Event, Computer discussion,
The future of Profession of Psychology, The Future of Scientific Psychology,
Separate sessions for Ph.D., M.A., Undergraduate, topics for discussion-Psychology
and religion, social responsibility and psychology, Undergraduate curriculum-for
whom?, legal issues, hiring and firing, Growing number of women and the
shrinking number of minorities, psychology faculty availability in 1990-2000,
Business meeting, Reports for separate sessions.
1988-Joe Sgro-Tower Place-Workshop for new and continuing chairs,
announcements, Session I-Role expectations form a dean’s perspective-Dean
Joseph Hill, Auburn University at Montgomery, Robert A. Waller, Clemson
University, Les Karlovitz, Georgia Institute of Technology, Session II,
invited address, Bill Pavlik, Looking back, The Main Event, Session III,
The Failure of APA reorganization: Questions and Implications for the future,
Session IV-Performance Appraisal and Salary Administration, History of AHDP-SEPA,
business meeting.
1989-Joe Sgro-Ritz-Carleton. Planning, Outcome Assessment, A
Spouse’s Perspective, Undergraduate Advising And Budget Management were the
main topics covered in this session.
1990-Eugene Galluscio-Ritz-Carleton, Legal Responsibilities,
Liabilities and Rights of Department Heads with Mr. Joe W. Crooks, General
Council, Emory University. How to avoid Grievances and Legal Action and
What to do When that fails-The View from the Top, Legal Issues of Concern
to Department Heads-The Department Heads Perspective. Recruitment and Retention
of Minority Students-How are we doing? What do we need to do? A letter
dated December 10, 1990 Requests that only 45 departments have paid dues
and that the organization was in a fiscal crisis.
1991-Eugene Galluscio-Ritz-Carleton. Developing Effective Organizational
Assessment, Assessing the Effectiveness of Psychology Programs, PsiChi-Kay
Wilson, The Undergraduate Major in Psychology, Doing More with Less?, interest
groups, B/S/B/A, Master’s Programs and Doctoral Programs.
1992-Gary Larson-Ritz-Carleton. Retaining and Recruiting minority
students and faculty, AAAPPP Progress Report, Interactive media and language
learning, Life after the Chair, the Privatization of Public higher Education,
and Critical Thinking and the Science, Curriculum.
1993-Gary Larson-Ritz-Carleton, Discussions of issues and opportunities
facing Departments of Psychology, Developing and Evaluating Faculty, Focusing
on Excellence at the Undergraduate level, Undergraduate initiatives: CUPP
update, COGDOP Update, CAMPP update. Not in my department, Sexual Harassment
workshop and 3 interest groups.
1994-Ed Palmer-Ritz Carleton. What we look for (undergraduate
preparation), What we look for in searches, The State of Higher Education
in Virginia (Dr. Beverly Sgro who had given a spouse report earlier), The
Clemson story (Case Study in Downsizing), Perspectives of Chairing, Chair
evaluations at private Colleges/Universities., Chair Evaluations at Public
Colleges/Universities, and From both sides now (Dr. Lester Lefton USC)
1995-Ed Palmer Ritz-Carleton, Fondest Dream-Greatest Nightmare,
A matter of Degree (The Milieu of M.S.,M.S.W.,Ph.D.,Psy.D.), Graduate School
Applications in Clinical/Counseling, Rigor, Relevance and Righteousness:
Dodoes and Caucuses Races in the Wonderland of Psychology, When You’re Sued,
Case Study Scenarios, Undergraduate Research, Junior and Community College
Challenges and New Technologies and Use of Computers in the Classroom.
1996-Sue Kilpartick-Debbie Best, Chair-elect-Ritz-Carleton, Faculty
Evaluation and its Consequences, Individualizing Criteria, The Process
of Evaluation, Consequences of Evaluation, Coping with Issues related to
Decreased Organizational loyalty of faculty and increasing self-interest,
case study scenarios, Classroom Technology and Psychology, Teaching in
a multimedia classroom, inter net in the classroom, Legislative influences
in Higher Education and why should chairs be involved in lobbying?
1997-Debbie Best-Joan Piroch, Vice-chair J.W. Marriott Hotel,
Departmental Newsletters were displayed, The AUndergraduate program, three
sessions, Career opportunities for BA students, Curriculum development and
change, the role of undergraduate research, Faculty/Student Advision for
Courses, Careers and Graduate School-Its importance in Evaluation, Case Study
Scenarios
(Small/primarily undergraduate) Large (Both Undergraduate and
Graduate), Multimedia Materials for Psychology Courses, Renewal and Tenure
Issues.
1998-Debbie Best-Joan Piroch, Vice-chair-J.W. Marriott Hotel-to
be continued
1 All of the early meetings were called Workshops.
2 In jest this was
used as an indication of what we were to expect from the social hour, and
was not officially in the program until later.
STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION
