Frederick Rhodewalt *79

Frederick Rhodewalt, professor of psychology at the University of Utah, died at home Aug. 19, 2011. He was 62.

He graduated from Lincoln University in 1975 and earned a Ph.D. in social psychology from Princeton in 1979. In 1980, he became an assistant professor in the psychology department at Utah, and was subsequently  promoted to associate and then full professor.

At Utah, he was associate dean of the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, chair of the sociology department, and associate dean of the Graduate School. He published extensively and was elected a fellow of the Society of Personality and Social Psychology, the Society of Experimental Social Psychology, and a division of the American Psychological Association.

He received the Senior Superior Research Award from Utah’s College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, and the Award for Distinguished Service from the Society for Personality and Social Psychology.

He is survived by Elaine, his wife of 36 years; two children; and his mother, Loretta.

Graduate memorials are prepared by the APGA.