Emerita and Emeritus Psychology Faculty
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Warren F. Jones, Jr., PhD
Vanderbilt University
Dean of Arts & Sciences, Georgia Southern University, 1972 - 1993
Dr. Warren F. "Spike" Jones, Jr., Dean Emeritus and Emeritus Professor of Psychology, retired in July 1993. Dean Jones received his B.A. cum laude from Union University (1950), his M.A. from Peabody College (1951), and his Ph.D. in Psychology from Vanderbilt University (1953). His vast professional experience includes twelve years of teaching at Stetson University, ten years as Chair of Stetson's Department of Psychology, two years as Academic Dean at Kentucky Southern College, three years as Dean of Administration at the University of Louisville, and twenty-one years as Dean of Arts and Sciences at Georgia Southern. "During the deanship of Warren F. Jones, the School (later College) of Arts and Sciences added four degrees, three graduate programs, ten undergraduate major programs, seven minor programs, and has sponsored countless workshops, programs and cultural activities. For many years Dean Jones has been an active participant in the Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences, a national organization of arts and sciences administrators, chairing discussion sessions at annual meetings. In addition, Dean Jones was instrumental in forming ArtSciDeans, a statewide organization, and served as its second chairman. Dean Jones has also been active in civic groups, holding office in the Rotary Club of Statesboro and the Bulloch-Ogeechee Greater Arts Council, and has directed Georgia Southern's United Way Campaign. A popular and entertaining speaker, Dean Jones made more than twenty presentations before educational and cultural organizations, culminating in his December 1992 commencement address at Georgia Southern University. His warmth, humor, and personal touch made Dean Jones one of Georgia Southern's most familiar and popular figures.
Margaret A. Lloyd, PhD
University of Arizona
Dr. Lloyd's Careers in Psychology pages
Department of Psychology, Georgia Southern University, 1988 - 2004
Dr. Margaret A. Lloyd, Professor Emerita of Psychology and Chair Emerita of the Department of Psychology, who retired June 1, 2004. Dr. Lloyd received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Denver (1964) and a Master of Science in Education from Indiana University (1966). She earned both her Master of Arts (1972) and her Doctor of Philosophy (1973) from the University of Arizona. Coming to Georgia Southern in 1988, Dr. Lloyd assumed the position of chair of the Department of Psychology, continuing to serve as the chair until 1993 when she stepped down to return to the faculty full-time as professor. Previously, she had served as chair at Suffolk University for seven years. In 1995, Dr. Lloyd received Georgia Southern University's Award for Excellence in Contributions to Instruction not only for her excellent performance in the classroom, but also for her many other activities supporting her own teaching and the teaching of others. In addition to important contributions in her own department, she was very active in the establishment and development of the Women's and Gender Studies program at Georgia Southern. The majority of her publications center on teaching, the most notable of which are seven editions of her textbook on the psychology of adjustments-the most widely used text in the field. The College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences recognized Dr. Lloyd's excellence as a teacher-scholar by awarding her the Ruffin Cup in 1999. Her national activities in support of the teaching of psychology were recognized in her election as President of the Society for the teaching of Psychology, a division of the American Psychological Association (APA). She also served this Society as the Executive Director of its Office of Teaching Resources- a position she held for five years. She is an elected Fellow of both the American Psychological Association and the American Psychological Society. The American Psychological Association has elected her to membership on their Board of Educational Affairs and their governing body, the Council of Representatives. Her many service activities to education in her discipline include delegate to the National Conference on Enhancing the Quality of Undergraduate Education in Psychology, invited participant in the National Forum on Psychology Partnerships, and member of the APA's Task Force on Undergraduate Psychology Major Competencies and its Working Group on Developing Guidelines and Standards for Education and Training in Psychology. There can be no doubt that for her numerous and valuable contributions to the department, college, University, and profession, Dr. Margaret A. Lloyd has earned the title of Professor Emerita of Psychology and Chair Emerita of the Department of Psycholgy.