29 декабря (1904) родился Orlo L. Crissey, американский исследователь в области индустриальной психологии и консультант по организационному развитию. Dr. Orlo L. Crissey was born in Norfolk, Nebraska, on December 29, 1904. He received his doctorate from the State University of Iowa and in 1937 was named the director of the Flint Child Guidance Center. In 1942, he began working at AC Spark Plug Division of General Motors Corporation in Flint as the Educational Director and Industrial Psychologist. From 1948 until his retirement in 1970, he worked at General Motors Institute as Director of Personnel Evaluation Services and as a special assistant to the President of GMI. After retiring, Dr. Crissey continued working as a consultant for various American industrial enterprises. Dr. Crisseys principal research interests while at AC concerned methods of selecting employees for specific jobs and helping returning veterans adjust to civilian life and employment. Under Crisseys direction, over 14,000 men and women participated in ACs vocational guidance program. At GMI he was involved in programs that focused on improving the quality of the work environment through recognition of the importance of people, their potential for development, and the need for activities and programs to develop that potential. Dr. Crissey was active in state and national professional organizations, especially the American Psychological Association, serving as president of the A.P.A.s Division of Business and Industrial Psychology and being named a fellow of the A.P.A.s Division of Industrial, Consulting, and Clinical Psychology. He also served as President of the Committee on Certification of the Michigan Psychological Association. He served as a board member on the Flint Council of Social Agencies, the Flint Community Chest, and the Kiwanis Club. He had three children from his marriage to Jennie Crissey. In 1966 he married Marie Skodak. He died September 4, 1993.
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