Next Steps in the Personnel Profession1

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Occupations: The Vocational Guidance JournalVolume 27, Issue 1 p. 6-10 Next Steps in the Personnel Profession† D. D. FEDER, D. D. FEDER President Council of Guidance and Personnel Association, 1947–1948 D. D. Feder is at present Dean of Students and Professor of Psychology at the University of Denver, where he has been serving since 1946. During the war he was Lieutenant Commander in the United States Naval Reserve. He acted as officer-in-charge of the Radio Material Section in the Bureau of Naval Personnel, and was officer-in-charge of a Bureau of Naval Personnel team attached to a U. S. Naval Technical Mission in Europe. He has been Director of Personnel Research, University of Iowa; Assistant Director, Personnel Bureau, and Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of Illinois; and Executive Officer and Supervisor, Illinois State Civil Service Commission. He holds bachelor's degrees from the University of Denver and from the University of Colorado, (Psychology and Education) and a master's degree in psychology from the University of Denver. He received his doctor's degree from the State University of Iowa, his dissertation on “individualized instruction on the college level” being directed by Dr. George D. Stoddard. Dr. Feder was Secretary of the American College Personnel Association for two terms, and its President for two additional terms. He belongs to a number of educational associations, such as the American Educational Research Association and the American Psychological Association and is consultant on the College Advisory Program of the American Council on Education.Search for more papers by this author D. D. FEDER, D. D. FEDER President Council of Guidance and Personnel Association, 1947–1948 D. D. Feder is at present Dean of Students and Professor of Psychology at the University of Denver, where he has been serving since 1946. During the war he was Lieutenant Commander in the United States Naval Reserve. He acted as officer-in-charge of the Radio Material Section in the Bureau of Naval Personnel, and was officer-in-charge of a Bureau of Naval Personnel team attached to a U. S. Naval Technical Mission in Europe. He has been Director of Personnel Research, University of Iowa; Assistant Director, Personnel Bureau, and Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of Illinois; and Executive Officer and Supervisor, Illinois State Civil Service Commission. He holds bachelor's degrees from the University of Denver and from the University of Colorado, (Psychology and Education) and a master's degree in psychology from the University of Denver. He received his doctor's degree from the State University of Iowa, his dissertation on “individualized instruction on the college level” being directed by Dr. George D. Stoddard. Dr. Feder was Secretary of the American College Personnel Association for two terms, and its President for two additional terms. He belongs to a number of educational associations, such as the American Educational Research Association and the American Psychological Association and is consultant on the College Advisory Program of the American Council on Education.Search for more papers by this author First published: October 1948 https://doi.org/10.1002/j.2164-5892.1948.tb01447.x † Address delivered at the 1948 CGPA Annual Convention, Stevens Hotel, Chicago, March 30, 1948. AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Volume27, Issue1October 1948Pages 6-10 RelatedInformation