Gordon Aylmer McMurray (19 October 1913 - 16 August 2003) was a Canadian

psychologist A psychologist is a professional who practices psychology and studies mental states, perceptual, cognitive, emotional, and social processes and behavior. Their work often involves the experimentation, observation, and interpretation of how indi ...

Career

McMurray was born in

Lennoxville, Quebec Lennoxville is an ''arrondissement'', or borough, of the city of Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. Lennoxville is located at the confluence of the St. Francis and Massawippi Rivers approximately five kilometres south of downtown Sherbrooke. Lennoxvi ...

in 1913. He initially studied at

Bishop's University Bishop's University (french: Université Bishop's) is a small English-language Liberal arts college, liberal arts university in Lennoxville, a borough of Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. The founder of the institution was the Anglican Diocese of Quebe ...

from which he obtained a BSc in 1933 followed by an MSc in 1935. He then taught for several years in Quebec before enlisting in the

Royal Canadian Air Force The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF; french: Aviation royale canadienne, ARC) is the air and space force of Canada. Its role is to "provide the Canadian Forces with relevant, responsive and effective airpower". The RCAF is one of three environm ...

during

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. After the war he returned to academic studies and obtained a PhD from

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in 1949. He then joined the faculty at the

University of Saskatchewan A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, t ...

where he remained until his retirement. He was Head of the Department of Psychology for from 1950 until 1970. McMurray was active in the

Canadian Psychological Association The Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) is the primary organization representing psychologists throughout Canada. It was organized in 1939 and incorporated under the Canada Corporations Act, Part II, in May 1950. Its objectives are to imp ...

being elected president in 1963 and elected a fellow five years later. He died in

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in 2003 and his files are stored in the archives of the University of Saskatchewan.

Positions

* 1963: President,

Awards

* 1968: Fellow,

References

Canadian psychologists 20th-century psychologists 1913 births 2003 deaths Academic staff of the University of Saskatchewan Presidents of the Canadian Psychological Association {{Canada-psychologist-stub