Daniel MacDougald Jr. ’43
Dan died on July 21, 2000. He was 79.
An Atlanta native, he prepped for Princeton at the Episcopal H.S. in Alexandria, Va. After graduation, he served in the navy until 1946 as a gunnery officer aboard USS Bradford, a destroyer which saw heavy action in the Pacific.
Dan earned his LLB from the U. of Georgia school of law in 1948, after which he practiced with his father and the firm of MacDougald, Troutman, Sams and Schroeder.
For the past 35 years, Dan devoted himself to research and development of a program of character education and offender rehabilitation known as Emotional Maturity Instruction, and later as Laws of Living. Many thousands of people bettered their lives and turned away from delinquency and substance abuse because of Dan's initiatives.
While on campus, he majored in politics, rooming at various times with Don Jordan, Lew Reisner, A. C. Armstrong, and Bill Hedberg.
Dan is survived by his wife, June; six children, Dan III, Nancy M. Albert, Ann M. Ratthaus, Harry W., Mary Catherine Brooks, and Cynthia Czaja.
To the entire family, we extend our sincere condolences.
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Roses Taylor
2 Weeks AgoHis Remarkable Life and Work
I so appreciate this obituary. I never met Dan in person, but I did speak to him on the phone back in 1979 while I was a graduate student at Georgia State University. He was a remarkable man whose lifework positively affected thousands of people. His developed course on Emotional Maturity Instruction, which I call Attitude Improvement Motivation (AIM), that he taught at prisons was brought to Chattanooga (where I live) by the Rev. Hallie Warren, an Episcopal priest. I was most fortunate to be able to take this course, and years later I was asked to help teach it to interested community members. I have taught it off and on for about 30 years. Its affect on my life has been profound as a compass in navigating my internal and external directions.
Dan’s life and work was remarkable and needs to be told. I am wanting to write his story and would appreciate any input from his friends, family, classmates, etc., who can assist me with information. I am particularly interested in his discoveries of the Yonan Codex, the Khabouris manuscript, his enlisting Aramaic scholars to translate ancient Aramaic language into modern day English, and any other information that would shed light on his life and work. I can be reached at the following email address: reach4roses@gmail.com. Please put “Dan MacDougald” in the subject line. I am also interested in knowing if there are any others out there who are also teaching his material.