ABSTRACT
This book celebrates the life and the career of Thomas O. Nelson, who died unexpectedly following open-heart surgery on January 14, 2005. Tom was born July 30, 1942, in Newark, New Jersey. He earned his bachelor's degree at Trenton State College (1965); at the University of Illinois, Tom earned his master's degree in educational psychology (1966) and his doctorate (1970) with Charles Osgood as a mentor. Subsequently, he completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Stanford University with Gordon Bower as his sponsor. Tom accepted a position at the University of Washington in 1971 and was promoted through the ranks to professor; while at Washington, he also held a part-time appointment at the University of California, Irvine. In 1995, he moved to the University of Maryland.
