1996; Edward L. Thorndike Award, given annually by the American Psychological Association for distinguished career-long contributions to the psychological study of education, 1997; Canterbury Fellowship, University of Canterbury, 1999; Sylvia Scribner Award, from the American Educational Research Association, which honors current research that represents a significant advance in understanding of learning and instruction, 2006; Gallery of Scientists, Federation of Associations of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, recognizing eminent senior scientists who have made lasting and important contributions to the sciences of mind, brain, and behavior, 2011; Richard C. Anderson Legacy Lecture and Celebration, University of Illinois, 2012; Inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award, University of Illinois, 2012; Boyd Lubker Visiting Scholar, Western Kentucky University, 2013; References 1934 births Living people Harvard Graduate School of Education alumni Educational psychologists University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign faculty People from River Falls, Wisconsin American expatriates in China