Honoring Donald Kirkpatrick

As Don Kirkpatrick begins his farewell season this year, LINKS will highlight Don's contributions to the learning and development field with a look back at his work throughout the last six decades.

In this issue, we examine a timeline of Don's early years, including his 1954 article series on the four levels of evaluation published in 1959 and 1960 in ASTD's Training and Development Journal (now T+D magazine).

Also, check out the Kirkpatrick blog entries that will appear through May 2011.

Timeline 1948-1969

1948 BBA University of Wisconsin, Madison

1949 MA University of Wisconsin, Madison

1954 PhD University of Wisconsin, Madison

1954 Dissertation: Evaluating a Human Relations Training Program for Supervisors

1959 Published article in ASTD's Training and Development Journal

No. 13, Vol. 4, April 1959: The Most Neglected Responsibilities of the Training Department

1959 Published articles on reaction, learning in ASTD's Training and Development Journal

Vol. 13, No. 11, November 1959: Techniques for Evaluating Training Programs (Reaction)

Vol. 13, No. 12, December 1959: Techniques for Evaluation Training Programs, Part 2: Learning

1960-1962 Training Manager for the International Mineral and Chemical Corporation

1960 Published articles on behavior and results in ASTD's Training and Development Journal

Vol. 14, No. 1, January 1960: Techniques for Evaluation Training Programs, Part 3: Behavior

Vol. 14, No. 2, February 1960: Techniques for Evaluation Training Programs, Part 4: Results

1961 Published an article on books for managers in the ASTD's Training and Development Journal

Vol. 15, No. 12, December 1961: Selected Manager Reading

1962-1964 Personnel Manager for Bendix Products Aerospace Division

1964 Published an article with Irving Margol about a training program for the Bender Products Aerospace Division

Vol. 18, No. 7, July 1964: Value Engineering: A Training Program With Real Payoff

1964-1986 Professor at the University of Wisconsin Management Institute in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

1965 Published an article on how to conduct efficient meetings

Vol. 19, No. 12: Training Meetings: Enjoyable Versus Beneficial

1967 Published an article on the responsibility of training

Vol. 21, No. 3: Whose Responsibility Is Training? The Relationship Between Line and Staff Training Roles

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