Margaret Ives1

F, b. 10 April 1903, d. 15 July 2000
Margaret Ives|b. 10 Apr 1903\nd. 15 Jul 2000|p75.htm|Dr. Augustus Wright Ives|b. 21 Jun 1861\nd. c 1953|p37.htm|Julia Claire Chandler|b. 25 Aug 1873\nd. 1959|p59.htm|Lewis T. Ives|b. 4 Aug 1833\nd. 13 Dec 1894|p16.htm|Margaret W. Leggett|b. 27 Apr 1843\nd. 28 May 1928|p15.htm|||||||
FatherDr. Augustus Wright Ives b. 21 Jun 1861, d. c 1953
MotherJulia Claire Chandler b. 25 Aug 1873, d. 1959
     Margaret was born on Friday, 10 April 1903 at Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan. She was the daughter of Dr. Augustus Wright Ives and Julia Claire Chandler. She graduated from Vassar & earned her Phd. from the University of Michigan in Psychology. After working at the Ford Hospital in Detroit and helping children at the school in Elizabeth, New Jersey, she became head of the Psychology Department of St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Washington D.C. Margaret died Saturday, 15 July 2000 at the Hospice of Northern Virginia, Washington, District of Columbia, at age 97 years, 3 months and 5 days of dementia.

Obituary: Psychologist Margaret Ives - Official at St. Elizabeths


Margaret Ives, 97, a retired director of psychological services at St. Elizabeths Hospital who became the executive officer of the American Board of Professional Psychologists, died July 15 at Hospice of Northern Virginia. She had dementia. She lived in Alexandria.
Dr. Ives was born in Detroit. She was a graduate of Vassar College, where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, and received a doctorate in psychology from the University of Michigan.
She made her early career in Detroit in the Wayne County juvenile court system and at Henry Ford Hospital.
In 1943, She moved to the Washington area and joined the St. Elizabeths staff. She retired in 1972. She administered the American Board of Psychologists from 1977 to 1981.
Dr. Ives was a lecturer and adjunct professor of psychology at George Washington University from 1945 to 1970. She also was an advisor to the D.C. Mental Health Association.
Her honors included the Superior Service Award of the old Department of Health, Education and Welfare, the Harold Hildreth Memorial Award of the Division of Psychologist[s] in Public Service of the American Psychological Association and the Distinguished Psychologist Award of the American Board of Forensic Psychology.
Dr. Ives was a fellow of the American Psychological Association, the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the International Council of Psychologists. She was a member of the D.C. and Virginia Psychological associations, the American Association of University Women, Common Cause and Mount Vernon Unitarian Church in Alexandria.
She leaves no survivors.
T[HE WASHINGTON POST - 20 July 2000 Page B5, Section: Metro.

Margaret was laid to rest in Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan.2

Citations

  1. [S3] Janet Ives Duncan, There was Always Music.
  2. [S45] Findagrave.com, Chandler Ives 1905-1920, Margaret Ives Ph. D. 1903-2000 - children of Augustus W & Claire Ives - Contributed by Twist - 25 Aug 2012.
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