John C. Flanagan Lifetime Achievement Award:

This award recognizes career-long achievements in military psychology. These contributions may be in the form of excellence in research, service, product development, or administration that clearly reflects advancement of the profession of military psychology, improved effectiveness of military psychology systems, or service on behalf of the welfare of military personnel. This award is named for John C. Flanagan (1906-1996), who served as Division 19 President from 1961-1962.  Flanagan received his Ph.D. in psychology from Harvard in 1934 and then worked for the  Cooperative Test Service of the American Council on Education.  He joined the Army Air Corps in  1941, where he established the Aviation Psychology Program.  This is considered a milestone in the  history of psychology, as it was one of the most successful applied psychology programs ever. His  work for the Army Air Corps resulted in new and more effective selection procedures for flight  personnel, paving the way for the use of sophisticated psychological selection tools in military and  civilian settings.  After leaving the Air Corps in 1946, Flanagan created the American Institutes for  Research, where for the next 20 years he carried on an innovative research program to improve tests  and measurements for education and job selection applications.  In 1976 Flanagan was awarded  APA’s Distinguished Professional Contribution Award.   

Congratulations to BG (R) Howard T. Prince recipient of this years Flanagan Award.

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