IOTAS
Michael D. Coovert
I am very pleased to be able to bring to each of you this very special
issue of TIP. In celebration of our 50th anniversary as a division, we have
several feature articles that celebrate specific highlights of the society. Jim Farr,
Paul Thayer, Fred Wickert, and Herb Meyer each provide wonderful perspectives
on the formative years of I/O psychology. Frank Landy developed tree graphs of the
division's presidents, along with an observation that we are truly a unique and
heterogeneous body.
Laura Koppes introduces the efforts to preserve the history of
Division 14, and following her piece are thirteen individual historical records which we
are reproducing for you. The selections include: letters from our early leaders, committee
reports, and even the first history written about I/O psychology. Several photographs of
our forefathers have been made available by different archives. Hopefully you'll be able
to put a face with a name you have heard from the early times. A special thanks to Milt,
Lee, and the SIOP administrative office for their assistance with these, and to the
various archives for making them available to us.
Milt Hakel and Richard Campbell each contribute an article
describing the forces which led to our incorporation as a society. After reading their
articles I believe you will have a better understanding of those turbulent times, and I
hope you feel the urge to say a belated "Thank You" to our then leaders, for
shepherding us through all of that and into the terrific society we enjoy today.
Phil Craiger continues to look at technology and its impact on
individuals and organizations. In this special piece he talks of paradigm shifts within
I/O and how many can be traced to technological development.
Filing out the special historical section is an article by Lori
Foster and myself on the evolution of TIP. Since the newsletter is a reflection
of the state of the society and the issues it faces, we can learn much by examining the
trends which emerge between its covers. Some very interesting highlights are reported,
including a special table of excuses provided by different editors on why members received
TIP late (please note that mine is banked; I have not used it yet, but may for a future
issue!).
People on the move …
Dirk Steiner has joined the Facult des Arts, Lettres, et Sciences
Humaines, Universit de Nice-Sophia Antipolis. Dirk will be providing some columns to
future TIPs on his overseas I/O experiences.
Craig Russell is moving from LSU to the University of Oklahoma's
College of Business Administration as the J.C. Penny Chair of Business Leadership. Craig
is commuting while his daughter finishers her senior year of high school.
Russell Barcelona has left Wisconsin Electric Company and joined
the I/O firm of Hude & Lichter, Inc., in Milwaukee, WI.
Jeff Kudisch has left the HR Research and Development group at
the Tennessee Valley Authority and has taken an Assistant Professor position at the
University of Southern Mississippi's I/O doctoral program.
James W. Suzansky joins Arthur Andersen LLP and is appointed a
director to the partnership in metro New York.
News from Assessment Systems Incorporated has Paul Squires and Brian
Ruggeberg joining the staff, and Miriam Nelson and Lorraine Stomski
being promoted to vice president.
… and in the news
Hrach Bedrosian, Professor of Management and Organizational
Behavior, Stern School of Business, received NYU Alumni Association's 1996 "Great
Teacher Award," a lifetime achievement which recognizes his "singular
accomplishment in leading students to knowledge and understanding, and of dedication and
intellectual integrity representative of the highest ideals of the teaching
profession." His spouse, Susan E. Heinbuch, Visiting Fellow, Program on
NonProfit Organizations, Yale University, under the pen name Susan Phelps, has written a
book of satire, A Lady Without A Latitude.
Finally
Growth in our society continues, as does member use of the Internet as a
tool. In order to serve you better, the electronic communication committee, chaired by
Phil Craiger, has expanded the areas available for information. In fact, we no longer have
just a TIP home page, but we now have a SIOP home page as well. Check out the URL on the
bottom inside front cover and surf on over to the site. While you are there you might want
to download the full article on which David Kravitz's committee reports in this
TIP. The entire report is also available from the administrative office.
Thanks to Jason Weiss for his continued help on the TIP and SIOP
home pages and to Dave Dorsey for helping prepare the files for the printer.
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