Beeman Phillips (1927-2023)

This article memorializes Beeman Phillips (1927-2023). In 1956, Phillips accepted a position in the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin and developed its school psychology program, which he directed from 1965 to 1992. In 1971, the program became the first APA-accredited school psychology program in the country. He was an assistant professor (1956-1961), associate professor (1961-1968), full professor (1968-1998), and an emeritus professor in retirement. Beeman was among the early school psychologists from varied backgrounds who developed training programs and shaped the field's structure. His philosophy of school psychology was perhaps best expressed in his School Psychology at a Turning Point: Ensuring a Bright Future for the Profession (1990). (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).