Dr. Bruce M. Ross (1925-2010)

ROSS, BAYHA

Posted By: Ames Tribune
Date: 6/6/2010 at 13:22:24

THE AMES TRIBUNE, Ames, Story County, Iowa, Wednesday, June 2, 2010.

Dr. Bruce M. Ross died April 19, 2010, of complications from Alzheimer’s disease. He was born in Ames on June 24, 1925, the son of Dr. Earle D. and Ethel E. Ross. His father was a history professor at Iowa State University, and Ross Hall on the campus is named after the elder Ross.

Immediately following his Ames High School graduation in 1943, Bruce joined the U.S. Army. As a rifleman in the 2nd Infantry Division, he fought in the Normandy, Northern France, Ardennes and Rhineland campaigns. He received a Purple Heart with two oak leaf clusters, a Bronze Star and a combat infantry badge. He was a life member of the Disabled American Veterans.

Following his discharge in 1945, he went to college at the University of Wisconsin where he earned a bachelor’s degree with honors in 1949, a master’s degree in 1950, and a doctorate degree. in 1953, all in the field of psychology. He worked as an assistant professor at Rutgers University until 1963, and then became a member of the faculty at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. He was chairperson of the department for several years and was professor emeritus until 2008.

Dr. Ross published numerous papers and articles on developmental psychology, child psychology and memory research, including the book “Remembering the Personal Past; Descriptions of Autobiographical Memory.” This book was described in the American Journal of Psychiatry as “A lucid, cohesive, and fascinating overview. It will also serve as a particularly valuable complement and balance for neuroscientists, neuropsychiatrists, neuropsychologists and neurologists.”

He received a wide variety of research grants for his work, including the U.S. Navy and the Boys Town organization of Nebraska. In 1995, he received a Fulbright Scholar Exchange award to study autobiographical memories of Indian ascetics and published based on that research.

He moved to Ann Arbor, Mich., in 2007, where he was fondly cared for until his death by his niece, Carla Bayha. He was never married and was predeceased by his brother, Ron, and sister, Betsy. He is survived by five nieces and nephews.

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