- B.A., 1961, Monmouth University
- M.A., 1963; Ph.D., 1965, University of Delaware
Served as president-elect, president, and past-president of the Northeast Association of Graduate Schools, Council of Graduate Schools 1982-1986. Served as member or chair of accreditation committees for the New England Association of Schools and Colleges for the University of Connecticut, Salve Regina University, the Dental School of Harvard University, University of New Haven, Southern Connecticut State University, American International College Simmons College, and Clark University. Member, Executive Board, Vermont Psychological Association. Chair, Committee to Revise Accreditation Standards for Graduate Programs, New England Association of Schools and Colleges. Chair, Steering Committee, UVM-NCAA Accreditation Program (1996-1998). Chair, Board of Governors, University Press of New England. Member, Board of Directors, Graduate Record Examination and Research Committee Educational testing Service, Princeton, NJ 1984-1988. Member of the Allocations committee, United Way.
BIO
I have been very blessed to have a long run of 44 years as a faculty member and academic administrator at UVM. I have learned a great deal from my undergraduate and graduate students, and from a wide variety of faculty drawn from all corners of the University of Vermont. In my teaching, research and academic administrative programs, my actions, thoughts, and ideas have been guided by two principles, namely “Chance favors the optimist because the pessimist is unlikely to take a chance” and it is critical “To think logically and act compassionately.”
— Robert B. Lawson
Awards and Achievements
George V. Kidder Outstanding Faculty Award (UVM), 2003. The Athletic Department Award for Loyal Support and Continuing Devotion to UVM Athletic Programs, 2005.
Area(s) of expertise
Human Visual Perception—Stereoscopic Vision, Organizational Psychology, and History of Psychology.
Bio
I have been very blessed to have a long run of 44 years as a faculty member and academic administrator at UVM. I have learned a great deal from my undergraduate and graduate students, and from a wide variety of faculty drawn from all corners of the University of Vermont. In my teaching, research and academic administrative programs, my actions, thoughts, and ideas have been guided by two principles, namely “Chance favors the optimist because the pessimist is unlikely to take a chance” and it is critical “To think logically and act compassionately.”
— Robert B. Lawson
Awards and Achievements
George V. Kidder Outstanding Faculty Award (UVM), 2003. The Athletic Department Award for Loyal Support and Continuing Devotion to UVM Athletic Programs, 2005.
Areas of Expertise
Human Visual Perception—Stereoscopic Vision, Organizational Psychology, and History of Psychology.