Jerome Sattler

Education and academic career A native of New York City, Sattler earned his B.A. from the City College of New York in 1952. He then enrolled in graduate school at the University of Kansas, where he received his M.A. and Ph.D. in psychology in 1953 and 1959, respectively.

Influence According to a 2002 article in Learning and Individual Differences, "Perhaps no two persons have had as much impact on the practice of intelligence testing in schools in the last 30 years as Jerome Sattler and Alan Kaufman."

Honors and awards Sattler was a fellow of the American Psychological Association. In 1998, he received the Senior Scientist Award from the American Psychological Association's Division of School Psychology. In 2003, he received an honorary Doctor of Science degree from Central Missouri State University. In 2005, he received the Gold Medal Award for Life Achievement in the Application of Psychology from the American Psychological Foundation. In 2006, he received the San Diego Psychological Association's Distinguished Contribution to Psychology Award. In 2015, he received The 1949 Award from the University of Kansas Clinical Psychology Program in recognition of being a distinguished alumni for his outstanding contributions to clinical psychology. In 2018, he received the Commemorative Medallion—“Semper Discentes et Adservientes” (Always Learning and Serving)—from the College of Psychology, Nova Southeastern University. In 2023, he received the 2024 ABPP Distinguished Service to the Profession Award.