Adult Development & Volume 35, Number 1 Aging News Spring 2007 Paul B. Baltes battled Psychology there in 1970. At cancer with enthusiasm, the behest of K. Warner and at first with good Schaie who was success. Even from his sick department head at West bed he remained active, Virginia, Paul Baltes joined dictated texts, and made in the effort to start doctoral telephone calls. After his training in lifespan 20 developmental psychology situation changed for the DIVISION worse so that he was there. He became director unable to go on, he reached of the Division of Individual Inside: the clear and emphatic and Family Studies at the decision to discontinue all College of Human further medical diagnostics Development at Society and Director at the and therapy. He died Pennsylvania State Max Planck Institute for peacefully at home. University in 1972. He became Full Professor for Human Development in Berlin. From 1980 to 2004 Paul B. Baltes’s main Human Development there he directed the Center for 1 Paul B. Baltes, research topics included the in 1974. From 1978 to 1979, Lifespan Development. In 1939 - 2006 lifespan development of 1990 to 1991, and 1997 to 2005 he founded the Max intelligence, the scientific 1998, he was Fellow at the Planck International exploration of wisdom, and Stanford Center for 3 President's Research Network on the methodological innovation. Advanced Studies in the Message Behavioral and Social Together with his first wife, Behavioral Sciences. In Sciences of Aging Margret Baltes, he 1969, with Larry Goulet, (MaxnetAging). He was 3 Division Awards established a theory of Paul B. Baltes initiated the also Honorary Professor of successful human aging as West Virginia Conferences Psychology at the Free an orchestration of on Life-Span 4 Remembering University of Berlin and selection, optimization, and Developmental Psychology. Paul: A Tribute (part-time) Distinguished compensation. His work In 1977, with John Professor of Psychology to Paul Baltes concentrated on the Nesselroade and Hayne W. and Advanced Study Fellow incomplete architecture of Reese, he wrote an at the University of Virginia. 7 Candidate the human lifespan, with a introduction to research Within the Max Planck focus on old and very old methods in developmental Statements Society, Paul B. Baltes took age. He conceptualized psychology that has on important tasks. From psychological development become a classic in the 1985 to 1988 he was Chair 10 Executive as the interplay between field. Together with his later of the Humanities and Committee generality and individuality, work as editor of annual Social Sciences Section Minutes self-determination and fate. volumes on lifespan development and behavior (Geisteswissenschaftliche Sektion), from 1994 to Paul B. Baltes completed from 1978 onward, (from 11 Student News 1997 he was Chair of the his PhD at the University of 1979 to 1984 with Orville G. Scientific Council of the Saarland in 1967 with a Brim and from 1986 to 1990 Max Planck Society and a dissertation on basic with David Featherman and member of the Society’s methodological questions in Richard Lerner), these Senate. He was fully developmental psychology. efforts have been pivotal in engaged in these functions Adult Development and He then spent 12 years in promoting lifespan and in numerous other Aging News is published the United States of psychology as a conceptual committees and helped three times a year by America. Initially, he became orientation in its own right. the Max Planck Society to Division 20, Assistant Professor of Since 1980, Paul B. Baltes reach important decisions. Adult Development and Psychology at West Virginia was Senior Fellow He brought his Aging, of the American University, before becoming (Wissenschaftliches special interest to bear Psychological Association. Associate Professor of Mitglied) of the Max Planck Continued on p.2 2 Paul B. Baltes, continued from page 1 Adult Development & Aging News is co-edited for the support of the for Multivariate Award of the German S by Julie Hicks Patrick & humanities, behavioral, and Experimental Psychological Society in JoNell Strough, at the social sciences and for the Psychology in 1975, the 2004, and the Department of rising generations of young Buch-Stiftung Award for Distinguished Career Psychology, Life Span Gerontological Research Contribution Award of the Development, scientists. Throughout his in 1987, the ociety for the Study of West Virginia University. career, Paul B. Baltes Distinguished Scientific www.as.wvu.edu/psyc promoted the dialogue Human Development Contribution Award of and Jennifer Margrett, at between disciplines. He was (SSHD) in 2005. He Division 20 (Adult the Department of received honorary active in various national and Development and Aging) Human Development doctorates from the international organizations of the American and Family Studies, Iowa including the US Social Psychological University of Jyväsklylä, State University Science Research Council Association in 1990, the Finland, in 1990, the www.hdfs.hs.iastate.edu (where he was chair of the Distinguished Mentorship University of Stockholm, Sweden, in 1992, the Board of Directors from 1996 Award of the Behavioral Deadlines for and Social Sciences University of Geneva, until 2000), the Berlin- Switzerland, in 2000, and submissions are: Brandenburg Academy of Section of The Gerontological Society of the Humboldt-University of Sciences from 1992, the September 1 America in 1990, the Berlin in 2002. He was February 15 Deutsche Akademie der Robert W. Kleemeier elected to the American Academy of Arts and June 1 Naturforscher Leopoldina Award in Recognition of from 1992, and the Outstanding Research Sciences as foreign honorary member in 1991 Direct mail queries to: Academia Europaea from from The Gerontological 1988. He initiated and co- Society of America in and to the Royal Swedish Adult Development & Academy of Sciences in Aging News chaired the Berlin Aging 1992, the German Psychology Prize jointly 1995. In 2000, he was Dept. of Psychology Study (BASE), together with elected to the German 53 Campus Drive Hanfried Helmchen awarded by the German Psychological Society order Pour le Mérite for Life Sciences Building (psychiatry), Karl Ulrich (DGPs) and the German scientists and artists. West Virginia University Mayer (sociology), and From 2001 he was also Morgantown, WV Association of Elisabeth Steinhagen- Psychologists (BDP) in Vice-President of the 26506-6040 Thiessen (internal medicine). 1994, the International Deutsche Akademie der Fax: 304.293.6606 Together with the sociologist Psychology Award, Naturforscher Leopoldina. Phone: 304-293-2001 Neil Smelser, he was co- awarded by the American Submit materials Editors' Note: The editor-in-chief of the 26- Psychological to: Association in 1995, the information above appeared volume International on the Division 20 website Encyclopedia of the Social Aristotle Prize of the Julie.Patrick@ European Federation of following the death of Paul and Behavioral Sciences mail.wvu.edu Psychological B. Baltes in November, published by Elsevier in Associations in 1999, the 2006. Beginning on page 4 JoNell.Strough@ 2001. Together with Novartis Prize for of this Newsletter, tributes to mail.wvu.edu Jacqueline Eccles from the Gerontological Research Paul B. Baltes appear. Many University of Michigan and (with Edward Lakatta, US of these tributes also [email protected] John Nesselroade from the National Institute on appeared on the Division 20 website. The Editors thank University of Virginia, he was Aging) awarded by the Address changes International Association Harvey Sterns and Michael the spokesperson of the Marsiske for organizing the must be made through International Max Planck of Gerontology in 1999, the APA office: the Longevity Research tributes and submitting Research School on the Life Prize awarded by the them for publication in this Phone: (800) 374-2721. Course (LIFE). Paul B. IPSEN Foundation issue of the Newsletter. Baltes was author or editor France) in 2000, the of 18 books and more than e-mail: Distinguished Career 250 articles and scholarly [email protected]. Contribution to chapters. For his work, he Gerontology Award of was honored with numerous Your Newsletter editors Behavioral and Social awards. He received the R. Sciences Section of The must use the addresses B. Cattell Award for that APA provides. Gerontological Society of Distinguished Research in America in 2001, the Multivariate Experimental Psychology from the Society Lifetime Achivement f Adult Development and Aging News Spring 2007 3 President's Message Division 20 was shaken this winter by the passing of Paul Baltes in November. His contributions were seminal in defining the unique conceptual underpinnings of the psychology of adult development and aging. In considering the balance of gain and loss through adulthood, and the roles of selection, optimization, and compensation in managing loss, for example, he helped to articulate that which is theoretically rich about movement through adulthood. In this newsletter is a tribute to Paul, crafted by those who knew him best – you. Thanks to all who contributed, and thanks to Harvey Sterns and Michael Marsiske, who collected the commentary and organized it for this newsletter. We continue our tribute at the convention in San Francisco, with a symposium Elizabeth Stine Morrow Division 20 President dedicated to Paul that has been organized by Chris Hertzog and Ulman Lindenberger. When the call came, they met an impossible deadline to