Morton W. Weir
Morton W. Weir | |
|---|---|
| Interim President of Knox College | |
| In office October 1, 1998 – December 31, 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Rick Nahm |
| Succeeded by | Richard S. Millman |
| 5th Chancellor of the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign | |
| In office April 14, 1988 – June 30, 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Morton W. Weir |
| Succeeded by | Michael Aiken |
| In office Acting: August 21, 1987 – April 13, 1988 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Eugene Everhart |
| Succeeded by | Morton W. Weir |
| Acting Chancellor of the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign | |
| In office August 2, 1977 – December 31, 1977 | |
| Preceded by | Jack Peltason |
| Succeeded by | William P. Gerberding |
| Personal details | |
| Alma mater | Knox College University of Texas at Austin |
| Profession | University administrator, professor |
| Academic background | |
| Thesis | The effects of instructions and expected number of trials on children's probability learning (1959) |
| Doctoral advisor | |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Psychology |
| Institutions | University of Illinois |
Morton W. Weir, born July 18, 1934, in Canton, Illinois, is an experimental psychologist and academic. After earning a BA from Knox College and an MA and PhD from the University of Texas at Austin, he joined the department of psychology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1960 and subsequently served in a number of administrative capacities, retiring from the chancellorship in 1993.
Education
[edit]Weir graduated cum laude from Knox College in 1955 as a pre-medicine major.[1] In 1958, he received an M.A. in experimental psychology from University of Texas at Austin[2] and his Ph.D. a year later in the same field.[3][1]
Career
[edit]Weir was a professor of psychology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for 33 years.[1] In addition, he served there as head of the department of psychology, as vice chancellor for academic affairs, vice president for academic affairs, interim chancellor, and chancellor.[4] On leave from the University of Illinois, he served as director of the Center for the Study of Youth Development, Boys Town, Nebraska (1979-80) and after retirement from administration at the University of Illinois, served as interim president of Knox College (1998-99) and as senior foundation representative, University of Illinois Foundation (1993-2000). His research and scholarship included learning and problem solving with children, behavioral genetics, and social policy. He served on a number of editorial boards of scientific journals; the National Research and Evaluation Advisory Committee, Project Head Start; the Developmental Behavioral Sciences Study Section, National Institutes of Health; commissioner and president, North Central Association of Colleges and Schools; and on a number of other professional boards and committees. He was awarded an Alumni Achievement Award and an honorary Doctor of Laws from Knox College; the Reading Recovery Teacher Leader Award; the William Winter Award for Service by the University of Illinois Foundation and a Foreign Service Award from the Foreign Ministry of Japan.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "History of Knox College Presidents".
- ^ Weir, Morton Webster (1958). The effect of verbalization in children's learning as a function of chronological age (M.A.). The University of Texas at Austin. OCLC 37420465.
- ^ Weir, Morton Webster (1959). The effects of instructions and expected number of trials on children's probability learning (Ph.D.). The University of Texas at Austin. OCLC 35306516 – via ProQuest.
- ^ Buck, Thomas (June 17, 1971). "Chicago Circle Chief Opposes Split with U.I. Urbana Campus". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 15, 2017.