Head and shoulders image of G.A. McMurray, Head, Department of Psychology, University Hospital, 1950-1970.

Bio/Historical Note: Gordon McMurray (1913-2003) was born in Lennoxville, Quebec. He initially studied at Bishop's University from which he obtained a BSc in 1933 followed by an MSc in 1935. He then taught for several years in Quebec before enlisting in the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II. After the war he returned to academic studies and obtained a PhD from McGill University in 1949. He then joined the faculty at the University of Saskatchewan where he remained until his retirement. He was Head of the Department of Psychology from 1950-1970. McMurray was active in the Canadian Psychological Association being elected president in 1963 and elected a Fellow five years later. He died in Quebec in 2003.