An Update on the Celebration of the Golden Anniversary of APA
Division 14 (Now Known as SIOP)
Laura L. Koppes
Tri-State University
Several events and activities are scheduled as the Golden Anniversary
celebration continues!
*Papers on the history of Division 14/SIOP and on the history of
Industrial and Organizational Psychology will be published in a special section of the Journal
of Applied Psychology this summer.
*A plaque listing Division 14/SIOP past presidents was purchased by SIOP
and will be displayed at the 1997 SIOP Annual Conference in St. Louis and the 1997 APA
Annual Conference in Chicago.
*Grant money was received from APA to fund the history exhibit at the
1997 SIOP Annual Conference and the 1997 APA Annual Conference.
*A column series is being published in the APA Monitor.
*A special section is forthcoming in the American Psychologist.
*The history of Division 14/SIOP was researched and written by Dr. Ludy
T. Benjamin and it will be published in an APA publication.
Benjamin, L.T. Jr. (in press). A history of the Society for Industrial
and Organizational Psychology. In D.A. Dewsbury (Ed.), Unification through Division:
Histories of divisions of the American Psychological Association, Volume 2.
Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
*Several activities are planned for the 1997 APA Annual Conference:
- Division Fair: All divisions will have a display for sharing information,
their history, etc. SIOP will participate in the fair.
- T-shirts with the SIOP Golden Anniversary logo will be for sale.
- A Golden Anniversary Gala is planned for Sunday evening. There will be
music, dancing, a 50th anniversary toast, and birthday cake. Everyone is invited. The
oldest living president of each Division who attends the Gala will be honored.
- Each division has been asked by the APA Commission on the Golden
Anniversary to identify a theme song. If you have any ideas for SIOP, please inform a SIOP
Executive Committee Member. The theme song will be played during the Gala.
- The SIOP conference has history presentations and invited addresses.
If you have any questions about the Golden Anniversary or are interested
in the history of SIOP, please contact SIOP's historian, Laura L. Koppes, Tri-State
University, School of Business, 1 University Ave., Angola, IN 46703. Telephone:
219-665-4183; FAX: 219-665-4830; E-mail: KOPPESL@
alpha.tristate.edu
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