McGill was born in New York City to a musician and labor organizer. He attended parochial Catholic schools and in 1939 began his college education at Fordham University, where he earned bachelor's and master's degrees in psychology. In 1953 he was awarded a doctorate in experimental psychology from Harvard University.
McGill was an assistant professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology until 1956 and then joined Columbia. He was chairman of the psychology department from 1961 to 1963 and left in 1965 to help found a psychology department at the University of California San Diego (UCSD). In 1968 he accepted the job of chancellor at UCSD, after the first five offered the position turned it down.
In 1970 he left California to become the president of Columbia University from 1970 to 1980. From 1979 to 1981 McGill chaired Jimmy Carter's Presidential Commission for a National Agenda for the Eighties.[1]
Notesedit
^"President's Commission for a National Agenda for the Eighties Announcement on the Establishment of the Commission. | the American Presidency Project".
Referencesedit
Knubel, Fred (24 October 1997). "Ex-President Wm. McGill Dead at 75". Columbia University Record. 23 (7). Retrieved 2008-11-30.
"William James McGill." Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives, Volume 5: 1997–1999. Charles Scribner's Sons, 2002.
"William James McGill." Contemporary Authors Online, Gale, 2007.
Further readingedit
"In memoriam William James McGill", Journal of Mathematical Psychology, 42, 1–4, 1998.
External linksedit
William J. McGill Papers MSS 88. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego Library.
william, mcgill, other, people, with, same, name, william, mcgill, disambiguation, william, james, mcgill, february, 1922, october, 1997, american, psychologist, author, academic, administrator, 16th, president, columbia, university, chancellor, university, ca. For other people with the same name see William McGill disambiguation William James McGill 27 February 1922 19 October 1997 was an American psychologist author and academic administrator He was the 16th president of Columbia University and the 3rd chancellor of the University of California San Diego William James McGill16th President of Columbia UniversityIn office 1970 1980Preceded byAndrew W CordierSucceeded byMichael I Sovern3rd Chancellor of the University of California San DiegoIn office 1968 1970Preceded byJohn Semple GalbraithSucceeded byHerbert YorkPersonal detailsBorn 1922 02 27 27 February 1922New York City New York USADied19 October 1997 1997 10 19 aged 75 La Jolla California USAAlma materFordham UniversityHarvard UniversityProfessionPsychologist Contents 1 Biography 2 Notes 3 References 4 Further reading 5 External linksBiography editMcGill was born in New York City to a musician and labor organizer He attended parochial Catholic schools and in 1939 began his college education at Fordham University where he earned bachelor s and master s degrees in psychology In 1953 he was awarded a doctorate in experimental psychology from Harvard University McGill was an assistant professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology until 1956 and then joined Columbia He was chairman of the psychology department from 1961 to 1963 and left in 1965 to help found a psychology department at the University of California San Diego UCSD In 1968 he accepted the job of chancellor at UCSD after the first five offered the position turned it down In 1970 he left California to become the president of Columbia University from 1970 to 1980 From 1979 to 1981 McGill chaired Jimmy Carter s Presidential Commission for a National Agenda for the Eighties 1 Notes edit President s Commission for a National Agenda for the Eighties Announcement on the Establishment of the Commission the American Presidency Project References editKnubel Fred 24 October 1997 Ex President Wm McGill Dead at 75 Columbia University Record 23 7 Retrieved 2008 11 30 William James McGill Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives Volume 5 1997 1999 Charles Scribner s Sons 2002 William James McGill Contemporary Authors Online Gale 2007 Further reading edit In memoriam William James McGill Journal of Mathematical Psychology 42 1 4 1998 External links editWilliam J McGill Papers MSS 88 Special Collections amp Archives UC San Diego Library Academic offices Preceded byJohn Semple Galbraith Chancellor of the University of California San Diego1968 1970 Succeeded byHerbert York Preceded byAndrew W Cordier President of Columbia University1970 1980 Succeeded byMichael I Sovern Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William J McGill amp oldid 1181226028, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
