Leona Elizabeth Tyler

Leona Tyler was born in Chetek, WI in 1906. She was the eldest of four children. Her dad was an accountant and a house restoration contractor. Early in life, her family moved to Mesabi Iron Range, Minnesota. She went to the University of Minnesota and received a BS in English. She taught English for twelve years. Leona continued her education and in 1941 received her Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota. After World War II, Leona established a counseling center for the Veterans of war. She later became president of the APA. She was the eight-first president and only fourth women to hold that title. Leona has many publications, and she has contributed a lot to the field of psychology.

EDUCATION

BS University of Minnesota, 1925; MS University of Minnesota 1939; Ph.D. University of Minnesota 1941.

TITLES AND AWARDS

Professor Emeritus, University of Minnesota 1955

President, Oregon Psychological Association 1956-7

President, Western Psychological Association 1957-8

President of the APA division 17, 1959-60

Board of Directors 1966-70

Eighty-first President of the American Psychological Association 1972-3

Honorary DHL, Linfield College 1979

APP award for distinguished contributions to psychology 1990

Editor, Personal guidance journal, 1956-62

Associate editor, Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1954-66

Editorial Board, Intelligence, 1977-84

MAJOR PUBLICATIONS

1947 Psychology of Human Differences. Appleton-Century-Crofts.

1959 Toward a workable psychology of individuality. American Psychologist, 13, 75-81.

1978 Individuality. Josse-Bass.