{"id":221,"date":"2017-10-16T19:11:30","date_gmt":"2017-10-16T19:11:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/160-psychology\/johnsonlecture\/"},"modified":"2026-01-27T16:06:40","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T16:06:40","slug":"johnsonlecture","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/psychology\/about\/johnsonlecture\/","title":{"rendered":"Johnson Lecture"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Johnson Lecture Series<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Since 1988, the Psychology Department invites a distinguished psychologist to deliver the annual Johnson Lecture, named in memory of former faculty member Ray Johnson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Raymond Gustaf Johnson joined the Macalester faculty in 1960 and died suddenly from a heart attack in 1987. &nbsp;He had an undergraduate degree from Augustana College in Illinois, a Master&#8217;s degree from Syracuse University, and a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Minnesota. &nbsp;Ray taught a variety of courses in the department, but he especially enjoyed teaching courses in personality and individual differences and was one of the faculty members who helped launch credit-bearing internships at Macalester well before this was possible at most other colleges. He was perceived by students as being personable and approachable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the later part of the 1960&#8217;s, Ray played a key role in helping to initiate the Expanded Educational Opportunities (EEO) program at Macalester, a program designed to increase the presence of students of color at the college. &nbsp;He was one of the faculty members to whom many minority students looked for support and advice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the broader Twin Cities community, Ray was instrumental in helping to found residential treatment centers, half-way houses, and drop-in centers after the national and state &#8220;de-institutionalization&#8221; of mental health servies. &nbsp;He also was a leader in placing students as interns in these settings and the remaining state hospitals in Hastings and Anoka and in mentoring them in these challenging circumstances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He was an active participant in civil rights activities, state and local election campaigns, and neighborhood improvement organizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a summer activity, Ray enjoyed volunteering at the Alexis Bailey Winery and helped many friends to discover local wines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ray had a wonderful sense of humor and was especially adept at pointing out the frailities among those who, in Ray&#8217;s judgment, took themselves too seriously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1988 Robert Desimone &#8217;74<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1989 Ulric Neisser<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1990 Rosalind Cartwright<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1991 Warren Simmons&nbsp; \u201973<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1992 Esther Thorson \u201969<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1993 Eugene Borgida<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1994 Edward Donnerstein &amp; Steven Penrod<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1995 Mark P. Jensen \u201979<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1996 Stanley Sue<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1997 Mark Snyder<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1998 Pat Sharp \u201977<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1999 Herb and Anne Pick<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2000 Elizabeth Loftus<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2001 Julio J. Ramirez<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2002 Megan Gunner<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2003 Robert M. Sapolsky<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2004 Alexander W. Astin<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2005 Barry Schwartz<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2006 Shinobu Kitayama<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2007 Patricia G. Devine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2008 Travis Thompson<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2009 Walter Kintsch<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2011 Apostolos Georgopoulos<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2011 Michael Gazzaniga<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2013 James S. Jackson<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2014 David M. Amodio<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2015 Mahzarin Banaji<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2016 Henry Roediger<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2017 Richard M. Lee<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2018 Cynthia Fisher<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2019 Cynthia Frantz<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2021 Jennifer A. Richeson<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2022 Rebecca Bigler<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2023 Tene Lewis<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2024 Doug Gillan &#8217;74<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2025 Mark Stanton &#8217;76<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2026 Kristina Olson<\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Johnson Lecture Series Since 1988, the Psychology Department invites a distinguished psychologist to deliver the annual Johnson Lecture, named in memory of former faculty member Ray Johnson. 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