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Leadership in 1938
The founding of NCFR in 1938 reflected the climate of the preceding years. Nineteenth- and 20th-century social and cultural upheavals (e.g., changing social institutions, changing women’s roles, and changing divorce and desertion rates) directed attention to the quality of family life in the United States. During the 1880s, family life educators organized parent groups. In 1908, the American Home Economics Association (AHEA) began initial work in behalf of family welfare. The sex education boom of World War I and the postwar progressive education movement both served as early forces in the formation of the family discipline. During the early decades of the 20th century, sociologists became […]
1969 Conference: Beyond an Anti-Family Society
The 1969 Annual Conference was held at the Sheraton Park Hotel, Washington, DC, in October. Richard N. Hey was program chair and chose as the theme “Beyond an Anti-Family Society.” Registration was $10.00 for regular members and $5.00 for student members. Plenary sessions included speaker Elizabeth D. Koontz, Director of the Women’s Bureau, U.S. Department of Labor, whose topic was “Making Societies Fit Families,” Ned Gaylin from the National Institute of Mental Health spoke on “Changing Social Institutions to Fit the Needs of Youth,” NCFR President Elizabeth Force spoke on “The Grand Premier of a New Play for Living,” and Jessie Bernard spoke […]
Membership and Awards in 1968–69
Membership had declined a little, to 4,277. Read the March 1969 Newsletter V14 N1 Read the May 1969 Newsletter V14 N2 Read the August 1969 Newsletter V14 N3 Read the October 1969 Newsletter V14 N4 Read the November 1969 Newsletter V14 N5 William Goode received the Burgess Award. His accomplishments helped bring status to family sociology as a field of scholarly pursuit. Richard N. Hey of the University of Minnesota and Sylvia Sacks of the University of Pennsylvania, shared the Osborne Award. The recipients of the first Annual NCFR Film Festival Awards were announced by Mary Lou Purcell, chair of the committee, who had reviewed […]
Leadership in 1969–70
Richard N. “Dick” Hey, NCFR’s 27th President, was a professor in the Family Social Science Department at the University of Minnesota and a longtime member of NCFR. He was Chair of the Department of Family Social Science from 1970 to 1978 and a strong supporter of family life education. Dick was born of German parents in 1919 in Oklahoma and raised in a Baptist family with two brothers and a sister. After graduating from high school, he entered a Baptist seminary, but after a year decided that this was not his calling. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps (which later became the […]
Leadership in 1970–71
Gerald Leslie became NCFR’s 28th President. He was a sociology professor at the University of Florida and was a prolific textbook writer. Shortly after assuming office, he was quoted as saying, “The NCFR is alive with change—a chief topic of discussion at Executive Committee and Board Meetings. NCFR is seeking to redefine its mission.” His questions to the members were “How can NCFR better serve its members?” and “What role should NCFR take in the panoply of national organizations, and what role should it play in public affairs?” An excerpt from Leslie‘s Presidential Address follows: Not long ago a colleague whose specialty […]
Leadership in 1974–75
Richard K. Kerckhoff, NCFR’s 32nd President, was a professor at Purdue University. He noted that NCFR had attempted to retain its permanent core of meaning while at the same time adapting and adjusting to the rapidly changing world around it. His Presidential Address included the following observations: Middle-aged marriages may be considered “good” . . . when they are to a great extent unpainful and unexamined rather than when they are stimulating and challenging. They may be comfortable when they are easy to endure and easy to ignore. Marriage counselors have long noted that when trouble arises in middle-aged marriages, it […]
Structure and Governance in 1975–76
A Task Force on the Job Market was organized by student members. President Carlfred Broderick held planning meetings involving the President, President-Elect, and the Executive Director prior to the Executive Committee and Board meetings in order to build greater continuity and smoother functioning of NCFR. President-Elect Bill Nichols, also made chair-elect appointments, including Constantina Safilios-Rothschild as International Liaison Committee Chair; John W. Metler as Membership Committee Chair; Herman Williams, Public Relations Committee Chair; and Wallace Fulton and Richard N. Hey as Finance Committee Co-Chairs.
Leadership in 1976–77
William C. Nichols, a consulting psychologist and marriage and family therapist in Birmingham, MI, became NCFR’s 34th President. His comments as he took office are as follows: As the NCFR prepares to enter its “Jack Benny” 39th year in 1977, it is an appropriate time to do some stock-taking. That is precisely what the Executive Committee will be doing in Dallas, January 21–23, 1977. The usual meeting has been expanded into a Planning Retreat. Each participant has been asked to give attention to his/her special area of responsibility as well as to certain areas of general interest and to provide appropriate written […]
CFLE Program
The Certified Family Life Educator (CFLE) program was implemented in 1985. Judith Hooper was appointed chair of the first Certification Review Committee (CRC; 1984–86). Members of CRC were Ken Barber (1984–85); Ken Davidson (1984–86); Steve Jorgensen (1984–89); Carol McKinnon (1984–87); and Nelwynn Moore (ex officio) as Education and Enrichment Chair. Margaret Arcus was appointed chair of Continuing Education Committee (CEC). Members of the CEC were Wes Burr, Joyce Portner, Ray Fowler, Mary Tanner, and Raymond Yang. Thirty-four applications were reviewed in 1985. Eleven were approved, nine were denied, and three were tabled. In November 1985, Executive Director Mary Jo Czaplewski presented a letter to the Board regarding […]
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June 7, 2016 at 3:19 pm
Sure, no problem
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June 7, 2016 at 2:45 pm
I wondered if I could use this for a project in my Chicano Studies class at ASU. The project will be put up in an exhibit display and possibly travel around to schools. Please let me know.
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November 12, 2013 at 10:20 am
Also worth a mention: John Gottman gave a Research Update for Practitioners on his marital research, which was well attended.
By the way, the name is “Celine Le Bourdais.”
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August 21, 2013 at 11:47 am
Dennis,
Enjoyed the story. And, what a lucky break for me that you did make this decision. Hope all is well.
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August 15, 2013 at 9:19 am
The 1980 Portland Conference was 12 days after Mt. St. Helen had erupted. There was lots of ash around all over, and I still have a bottle of that ash. That was the year we had an afternoon trip to near Mt. St. Helen’s planned, and still took the trip. On the way up the bus stopped at Crown Point which was typically one of the windiest spots around. The wind was so strong that it blew the name badges out of the plastic holders. It also blew Ruth Jewson, Helen Hartness, and me on top of each other (which was scary for us with Ruth, but she wasn’t hurt). The bus also stopped at Multnomah Falls which was stunning. That evening I played for Bert Adams to sing songs from some musicals. He did a magnificent job.
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August 13, 2013 at 1:24 pm
One of my first NCFR conferences was in Portland and I was still a doctoral student then, and a member of the Executive Committee of NCFR as the student rep. It was at that meeting that I was really thinking about my career and where I should go with it. I was a student in family sociology and my chair was Lee Axelson, then the President of NCFR. He wanted me to take a sociology position. But others suggested that my interests would be better served in Child and Family Development (then in Home Ec) where relationship issues would be easier to study. I did not know which way to go.
At that meeting we took a bus trip to the coast of Oregon for a “salmon bake” on the beach. I sat on the bus between Eleanor Luckey and Ruth Jewson. All the way over and back we talked about career directions and those two people who I respected so much listened to me, and gave me their counsel, experience, and wisdom. Eleanor noted that she had been trained in psychology but chose to go into child and family development since there were more peers there who could help her frame her ideas and help them mature. Ruth saw the emerging scholarship in CFD and the quality of research coming out. The result of that was my turning down sociology jobs and taking the CFD position at UNC-Greensboro, where John Scanzoni and others later joined me a a great department. And my first students there were Jay Mancini and Gary Bowen, who have become successful scholars in their own right.
So the memories of that NCFR in Portland so many years ago remind me of how important it is to continue to foster opportunities for young student scholars to meet with senior people who can give them other ideas, and perhaps bring perspectives that their own programs may not be able to offer. Keep mixing us all up, and recognize the key role you play in the stirring of the creative pots in this vital area of family research and practice.
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July 12, 2013 at 3:49 pm
These changes have been incorporated. Thanks for your feedback.
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July 11, 2013 at 8:52 am
Edits–
1. Please add that he was a professor for nearly 30 years
2. Also change “:marriage and family therapist” to “marriage and family researcher and therapist”
3. Prepare and Enrich should be all CAPS—PREPARE ENRICH
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July 8, 2013 at 4:16 pm
That terminology has been corrected. Thanks Marilyn.
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July 8, 2013 at 4:13 pm
In 1988-89, I was Association of Councils president-elect. In 1989-90, I was president. There was no vice president. Other officers were program chair, secretary/treasurer, and past president. Both the president elect and the president served on the NCFR Board.
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