el ▁in ▁the ▁personnel ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Army ▁General ▁Staff ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 – 1 9 1 9 ; ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁division ▁of ▁anth rop ology ▁and ▁psych ology ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Research ▁Council ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 9 – 1 9 2 0 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁American ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁Congress ▁of ▁Te ch no - ps ych ology . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁B ingham ▁was ▁appointed ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Person nel ▁Research ▁Foundation ▁Inc ., ▁where ▁for ▁many ▁years ▁he ▁carried ▁on ▁independent ▁research ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁consult ant ▁in ▁industrial ▁psych ology . ▁Additionally , ▁B ingham ▁served ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Association ▁of ▁App lied ▁Psych ology ▁( 1 9 3 7 ) ▁and ▁past ▁secretary ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Psych ological ▁Association ▁( 1 9 4 2 ). ▁ ▁As ▁applied ▁and ▁industrial ▁psych ology ▁grew ▁in ▁prom in ence , ▁B ingham ▁became ▁focused ▁on ▁the ▁measurement ▁of ▁the ▁ab ilities ▁of ▁able ▁and ▁brilliant ▁students ▁and ▁the ▁early ▁identification ▁of ▁the ▁gift ed . ▁This ▁aspect ▁of ▁his ▁work ▁was ▁hon ored ▁after ▁his ▁death ▁by ▁the ▁American ▁Psych ological ▁Association ▁with ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁an ▁annual ▁lect ures hip ▁in ▁his ▁name . ▁The ▁lect ures ▁have ▁two ▁purposes : ▁to ▁bring ▁to ▁the ▁attention ▁of ▁psych olog ists ▁and ▁others ▁the ▁great ▁value ▁of