Dr. Robert E. Grinder, 83, passed away on August 14, 2012. He is survived by his wife Alison, to whom he was married for 54 years, two sons, one daughter and six grandchildren. A navy veteran, Robert received a bachelor's degree from the University of California, Berkeley, a graduate degree from Boston University, and an Ed.D. from Harvard University. He began his teaching career at the University of Hawaii, Hilo campus and then served as Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. His career continued as Dean of the College of Education at the University of Maine. In 1973 he was appointed Professor of Education and Associate Dean of Education at ASU. He concluded his career as Director of the Center for Adolescent Research, Evaluation and Services at ASU. Dr. Grinder received numerous distinctions and honors and served the American Psychological Association as President of Division 15 (Educational Psychology) and as a Fellow of Division 7 (Developmental Psychology). Professor Grinder was also awarded a visiting Fulbright Scholarship at Federal University, Rio Grande, Du So, Brazil, in 1987. He also made significant contributions to the advancement of teaching research and scholarship in educational psychology with numerous scholarly articles, studies, and publications exploring the history of psychology and human development, with emphasis on the study of adolescent development. He authored several books and countless scholarly articles were published in journals.