Dewey Stuit

Dewey Stuit (pronounced stew-it, January 24, 1909 - January 9, 2008) was an American educational psychologist and academic administrator. He was the dean of the College of Arts at the University of Iowa from 1948 to 1977.

Dewey Stuit
BornJanuary 24, 1909
Garden Plain Township, Whiteside County, Illinois, U.S.
DiedJanuary 9, 2008
Iowa City, Iowa, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Illinois
Occupation(s)Educational psychologist, academic administrator
Known forDean of the University of Iowa's College of Arts (1949-1977)
SpouseVelma Elizabeth Pottorf
Parent(s)Bernie Stuit
Grace Temple

Early life

Stuit was born on January 24, 1909.[1] He graduated from the University of Illinois, where he earned a bachelor's degree in 1931, a master's degree in 1932, and a PhD in educational psychology 1934.[1]

Career

Stuit began his career at Carleton College.[1]

Stuit joined the department of Psychology at the University of Iowa.[1] He co-authored two books of educational psychology.[1] When students first took the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) as an experiment for the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching in 1940, Stuit analyzed the results for further development.[2] He served as the dean of the College of Arts at the University of Iowa from 1948 to 1977.[1][3]

Personal life and death

Stuit married Velma Elizabeth Pottorf in 1934.[1]

Stuit died on January 9, 2008, in Iowa City.[1] He bequeathed $3.2 million to the University of Iowa upon his death.[3] He is the namesake of the Dewey Stuit Fund for Undergraduate Research at Iowa.[4]

References
  1. "Dewey Stuit, 98". Iowa City Press-Citizen. Iowa City, IA. January 14, 2008. p. 4. Retrieved May 29, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Records Are Being Made. Examinations Are Being Given to Graduates of University". Iowa City Press-Citizens. January 8, 1941. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
  3. "Former dean leaves $2 million to U of I". Des Moines Register. October 2, 2008. p. 17. Retrieved May 29, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "The Dewey Stuit Fund for Undergraduate Research and The Maureen Medberry Snell CLAS Award". College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. University of Iowa. Retrieved May 29, 2018.


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