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Robert H. Shaffer (born September 13, 1915) was a pioneer in the field of college student personnel and student affairs. His work spanned the course of four decades (approximately 1940-1981), which can be characterized as a period of "incredible growth and social and poilitical change in American Society."〔Kirby, ''op. cit.'' p. 168〕 Believing that those who enter the field of student affairs must be "human development experts," not simply administrators and bureaucrats, it was no doubt his own understanding of human development that enabled him to have so great an impact on both the students he served as dean and those entering his field.〔(Robert H. Shaffer Named Distinguished Alumni )〕 == Early life == Shaffer was born in 1915 in Delphi, Indiana. As a member of the Boy Scouts of America, Shaffer earned the Eagle Scout, Silver Beaver, and Distinguished Eagle Awards. He graduated from Mishawaka High School in 1932. Shaffer was awarded a Rector scholarship in 1932 to attend DePauw University, where he was back-up Quarterback on the 1933 football team, which for the season was unbeaten, untied, and unscored upon. At DePauw he was active in the Sigma Chi fraternity as well as President of the Interfraternity Council. He was also founding President of DePauw's chapter of Alpha Phi Omega, a national service fraternity. For his later work with fraternities, Shaffer was recognized by a number of individual fraternities, as well as with the Silver Medal Award from the National Interfraternity Conference and a special award from the Fraternity Executives Association. Eventually he would have the honor of becoming a Significant Sig. Shaffer graduated from DePauw with a degree in social science in 1936. After graduating, Shaffer moved to New York City and became the assistant to the director of personnel Boy Scouts of America.〔Kirby, ''op. cit.'' p. 166〕 Shaffer received his master's degree from Teachers College, Columbia University, in 1940. He then enrolled in the doctoral program at New York University, from which he received the Ph.D. degree in 1945. He met Marjorie Jane Fitch at the International House in New York City and they married in 1940. In 1941 Shaffer took his first student affairs position as an assistant to the Dean of the School of Business at Indiana University. Shaffer's academic career was interrupted with service in the US Army from 1943 to 1945. After basic and specialized training he served in a Replacement Depot in Hawaii as a classification specialist. From there he was returned to the US for Officer Training School and was assigned to labor relations work at the Boston Port of Embarkation. Upon returning to Indiana University in 1945 Shaffer was named Assistant Dean of Students and Director of the Veteran's Guidance Center. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Robert H. Shaffer」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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