Larry:
I noted Michael Driver's connection to ETS, a connection that I share, and
so I forwarded your notice to former colleagues of mine at ETS. They
expressed sorrow at the news. I did not know Michael Driver; he was before
my time at ETS, but there are ETSers who will miss him.
Regards,
Fred Nickols, CPT
Distance Consulting
"Assistance at a Distance"
nickols@att.net
www.nickols.us
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Business Ethics Teaching Space [mailto:
BETS-L@LISTSERV.UIC.EDU]On
> Behalf Of Larry Pate
> Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2004 8:12 PM
> To:
BETS-L@LISTSERV.UIC.EDU
> Subject: Michael J. Driver, 1936-2004
>
>
> Dear Friends and Colleagues,
>
> It is with great sadness that I write to tell you that Mike
> Driver died this
> past Sunday, apparently from a brain tumor. Mike was highly respected for
> his work in decision-making, particularly his decision style
> model with Ken
> Brousseau. He was also a very fine human being and a close friend. The
> funeral service is at 2:30 p.m. this Saturday at the Forest Lawn
> Cemetery in
> the Hollywood Hills. I'll attach a copy of my correspondence
> with Ken that
> provides more information.
>
> Mike's bio at USC (http://www.marshall.usc.edu/web/MOR.cfm?doc_id=3034)
> reads: Michael J. Driver, Professor, received his B.A. degree
> from Fordham
> University, and his M.A. and Ph.D. in industrial-social psychology from
> Princeton University in 1962. Prior to teaching, he was an NIMH post
> doctoral fellow at Educational Testing Service and director of Test
> Development for the U.S. Army Adjutant General Corps. He taught in
> psychology and administrative science at Purdue University from 1965-1967.
> After serving as research consultant at SDC, he joined USC in 1968. His
> major research areas are decision making styles, creative problem solving,
> career development, and team selection and development. He was
> the founding
> chairman of the steering committee of the Career Interest Group at the
> Academy of Management. His publications include books "Human Information
> Processing" and "The Dynamic Decision Maker", and many articles
> ranging from
> "Human Information Systems" in the Accounting Review to "Integrative
> Complexity: An Approach to Individual and Groups as Information Processing
> Systems" in the Administrative Science Quarterly, and the Journal of
> Personality and Social Psychology. He has served as consultant to both
> government and private industry, and is currently consulting with ARCO,
> Transpacific Development Corp., NASA, Tetra Pak, and the Skirball Cultural
> Center.
>
> He will be greatly missed.
>
> With great sadness,
>
> Larry Pate
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ken Brousseau [mailto:
kenb@decdynamics.com]
> Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2004 12:09 PM
> To: 'Larry Pate'
> Subject: RE: Michael J. Driver 1936-2004
>
> Thanks, Larry, for help in getting the word out. Mike's untimely
> death is a
> big loss personally for me. However, Mike did achieve a great deal in his
> life. In a subtle, yet important, way he probably changed the world. That,
> of course, is exactly what he set out to do.
>
> Warm regards,
>
> KEN
>
>
> Kenneth R. Brousseau, Ph.D.
>
> Decision Dynamics LLC
> 1.805.496.9591 office
> 1.805.660.3950 mobile
> 1.805.496.9186 fax
> email:
kenb@decdynamics.com
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------
> ----------
> ----
>
> From: Larry Pate [mailto:
lpate@adelphia.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2004 8:09 PM
> To: Friends and Colleagues
> Cc:
kenb@decdynamics.com
> Subject: Michael J. Driver 1936-2004
>
> Dear Friends and Colleagues,
>
> It is with great sadness that I write to let you all know that Mike Driver
> died this past Sunday. I am forwarding the note I received
> earlier tonight
> from Mike's close friend and colleague, Ken Brousseau. Mike and
> I were also
> good friends and he will be greatly missed. Please keep Mike's
> good family
> in your thoughts and prayers.
>
> With deep sadness,
>
>
> Larry
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:
Valcomp@aol.com [mailto:
Valcomp@aol.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2004 5:33 PM
> To:
ejanastasio@earthlink.net;
dduarte2@IX.netcom.com;
godges@msn.com;
>
joeho@hotmail.com;
DAVIDLEEP@aol.com;
jgirard@rgi-inc.com;
>
Sarositano@aol.com;
Lpate@adelphia.net;
meshkati@usc.edu
> Cc:
Valcomp@aol.com
> Subject: Michael Driver
>
> Friends and Colleagues,
>
> With great sadness, I bring you all news that Mike Driver died this past
> Sunday. He fought a losing battle with a malignant brain tumor.
> Mike was 68.
> He is survived by his wife, Diane; his daughter, Maia; his son, Steve; and
> his daughter, Jennifer.
>
> Mike was my partner and friend of 29 years. That statement pretty much
> speaks for itself. But, in addition to my personal loss and that of his
> family, our larger community and the industrial/organizational psychology
> field has lost a major thought-leader. Mike was easily the brightest man I
> have ever met. His creativity was immense. People like Mike just
> don't come
> walking down the street every day. Moreover, those who knew him well will
> recognize the loss also of a great humanist.
>
> So, with a very heavy heart, I bid you goodbye, Mike, old friend!
>
> In lieu of flowers, the Driver family requests that donations be
> made to the
> American Cancer Society (800-204-3131) in the name of Michael J.
> Driver. The
> memorial service for will be on Saturday, October 2 at 2:30 pm at the Old
> North Church, Forest Lawn Cemetery in the Hollywood Hills (see map
> directions below).
>
>
http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?country=US&address=6300+Fores
t+Lawn+Dri
ve+&city=Los+Angeles&state=CA&zipcode=90068&homesubmit.x=21&homesubmit.y
ve+=7
With warm regards to you all,
KEN
Kenneth R. Brousseau, Ph.D.
Decision Dynamics LLC
1.805.496.9591 office
1.805.379-0744 fax
email:
kenb@decdynamics.com