Harold C. Lyon Jr.

Ludwig Maximilians University) where he did research and taught physicians to be more effective teachers. He is known for his work as an educator and psychologist with focus on person-centered teaching and therapy. He was an author, educator, psychologist, and outdoor writer. He was the author of 7 books and 150 articles on subjects including military strategy, leadership, education, multimedia, psychology, research, hunting, and fishing. He was a featured speaker about his outdoor books and articles at sport, fishing and hunting shows in New England^[2] and in Germany.^[3] He participated in research showing that interactive multi-media for teaching medical students clinical reasoning and diagnosis results in significant efficiency gains compared to traditional text material with the same content.^{[4][5][6][7][8]}

Dartmouth Medical School as C. Everett Koop Fellow, Notre Dame College

Carl R. Rogers and other Human Potential Movement leaders including Mosche Feldenkrais, Rollo May, Clark Mouskasas, Virginia Satir, George Leonard, Michael Murphy, David Aspy, and Chris Argyris, pioneers in person-centered education and psychology, many of whom he invited into Washington to give seminars in an attempt to influence more person-centered approaches among the Congressional staff.^[14] He came under criticism for his writings and advocacy from some conservative groups including religious right groups and the John Birch Society who attacked Lyon and "Humanistic Education" as being "anti-Christian" in their newsletter which resulted in a number of Congressional inquiries to the then U.S. Secretary of Education, Ted Bell, who defended Lyon. Rogers, David Aspy, Lyon and other advocates began to move away from the less popular label "Humanistic Education" to call the movement "Person-centered" teaching. Lyon was selected as the recipient of the Mensa Foundation Intellectual Benefits to Society Award in 2017.^[15]