Show t v 3 a r rf rr r f I Da David id Merrill Earns PhD Ph.D. In hi Education M. M David Merrill son of Mr and Mrs David M. M Merrill ol of Farmington has just been awarded his PhD Ph.D. degree in education in the area of specialization specialization specialization of psychology o of classroom learning and instruction instruction instruction tion by the University of Illi Illi- nois noise DR MERRILL was born Mar War 27 1937 in Ogden He took his undergraduate work a at Brigham Young t y where he obtained his BA de de- degree degree gree in 1961 During the 1960 61 SI school year he and his wife served as head residents in a dormitory at Brigham Young University Following his graduation he attended the University of Illinois Illinois Illinois Illi Illi- Illi- Illi nois where he obtained his M MAin MA A in education and his PhD Ph.D. degree degree degree de de- de- de gree Oct 15 1964 His work a at Illinois was supported by a three year National Defense Education Act fellowship DURING THE summer o of 1963 and again during the spring semester of 1964 he served as an instructor in the undergraduate educational psychology psychology psychology course at the University University University sity of Illinois He is a member of the Church and served a two year mission for this church 1957 to 1959 IN SEPTEMBER of this year he accepted a two year appointment appointment appointment appoint appoint- ment as assistant professor o of psychology at George Peabody College for Teachers in Nashville Nashville Nash Nash- v ville Ue r Tenn renn He is married to the former forme Dixie Rogers of Bountiful and they are the parents of three children one son and tw two daughters u bl bb |