College of Education and Human Development

Institute of Child Development

Celebrating a century of advancing developmental science

At its founding in 1925, the Institute of Child Development was at the vanguard of a scientific field that was seeking answers to our most enduring questions about how children develop into adults.

A century later, the promise of research into development across the lifespan has paid back dividends and resulted in scientific and societal advances that have improved lives around the world. ICD has been at the center of this work and continues to lead the way in bringing the science of development to life.

This year, as we celebrate 100 years of research, teaching, and outreach, there are many ways you can be part of helping us recognize ICD’s rich tradition of innovation and excellence. Whether you are an alum, a supporter, or a community member, you are an important part of ICD's legacy and impact. We are looking forward to honoring the accomplishments of the past and building for the next generation.
 

Collage of historical photos of children at the Institute of Child Development

You're invited to the Institute of Child Development's Centennial Celebration

Friday, May 2, 2025
5:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Carmen D. and James R. Campbell Hall
51 East River Parkway, Minneapolis

We are looking forward to marking this momentous occasion with ICD alumni, friends, and supporters. Please join us for this reception and open house to recognize the illustrious 100-year history of ICD and to garner support for the next 100 years!

This event is open to all. We request your RSVP by Wednesday, April 16.

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Circular badge with maroon background Text: Centennial Institute of Child Development Est. 1925 100 years

Historical highlights of ICD

    1925 The founding of the Institute

    In 1925, funds were given by the Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial (LSRM) to establish the Institute of Child Welfare and provide for a research and administrative staff, a nursery school for 30 children, an infant home (a project which never came to fruition), an extension worker, and research equipment. 

    The funding was part of an effort by a group of philanthropists to seed research institutes around the country that were aimed at establishing a burgeoning child development scientific field.

    Original Institute of Child Welfare building

    The original Institute of Child Welfare building circa 1926

    Original Institute of Child Welfare building

    1920s era photo of a researcher measuring a young child with an assistant standing off to the side

    Measuring physical growth circa 1928 (Richard E. Scammon and assistant)

    1920s era photo of a researcher measuring a young child with an assistant standing off to the side

    First director of the Institute

    John E. Anderson was recruited from Yale's psychology faculty to serve as the first director. Anderson's dedication to child development research and parent education is credited with establishing the strong foundation that ICD has continued to build upon. He served as director until 1954.

    John Anderson surrounded by a group of children at the nursery school

    John Anderson, the founding director of the Institute

    John Anderson surrounded by a group of children at the nursery school

    Graphic of motor sequence development showing silhouettes of babies moving from positions in infancy through toddlerhood

    Measuring motor development circa 1931 (Mary Shirley)

    Graphic of motor sequence development showing silhouettes of babies moving from positions in infancy through toddlerhood

    1928 First PhD graduates

    The first doctoral degree in child welfare was issued in 1928 to Esther McGinnis. Several other early doctoral students were enrolled in other departments such as psychology, sociology, and education, but conducted their thesis work in the Institute.

    1930s era photo of a female researcher at a table with a toddler

    Research at the nursery school circa 1930s

    1930s era photo of a female researcher at a table with a toddler

    1934 A trailblazing graduate

    Ruth Winifred Howard was one of the first African American women to complete a doctorate in a psychology-related field, graduating from the Institute with a PhD in 1934.

    Read more about Howard here.

    Ruth Winifred Howard

    Dr. Ruth Winifred Howard

    Ruth Winifred Howard

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    1940s era photo of a group of women standing outside around a small group of toddlers playing at a table

    Nursery school circa 1934

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    1940s era photo of a group of women standing outside around a small group of toddlers playing at a table

    1955 Formation of an undergraduate program

    The Institute created an undergraduate major in Child Development at the request of the College of Science, Literature, and the Arts. This program now offers a B.A. and B.S. degree in Developmental Psychology.

    1950s era photo of a classroom with a professor sitting at a table lecturing to students

    An Institute classroom in the 1950s

    1950s era photo of a classroom with a professor sitting at a table lecturing to students

    1957 Administrative reorganization

    University administration had requested that the Institute affiliate itself with a college, and a task force determined that the programs in nursery education and parent education fit within the College of Education. However, Institute faculty had desired to be part of the College of Science, Literature, and the Arts (now the College of Liberal Arts). In 1957, the Institute officially joined the College of Education, but the child psychology undergraduate program remained in CLA—an arrangement that continues today. This is what led to the unique circumstance of a developmental psychology and early childhood education program being co-located in the same department. 

    Line of photo negatives from the 1950s showing a woman demonstrating to small children

    Mildred Templin, an Institute faculty member who also completed her PhD here.

    Line of photo negatives from the 1950s showing a woman demonstrating to small children

      1963 Official name change to Institute of Child Development

      The name of the Institute was changed to Institute of Child Development to reflect a shift in both the types of research conducted and in the curricula. In the early years of the Institute, the focus was mainly on examining characteristic behavior of children at specific age periods. During this time, the focus shifted toward the broad areas of psychological development and functioning. 

      1960s era photo of a woman pointing to a letter board that says What is Parent Education?

      Giving away child development to the broader public has taken many forms at the Institute, but has always been core to the mission.

      1960s era photo of a woman pointing to a letter board that says What is Parent Education?

      1965 First Minnesota Symposium

      The first Minnesota Symposium on Child Psychology—The Concept of Development—was held March 23-24, 1965 to observe the Institute's 40th anniversary. A conference had been held in 1955 to mark the Institute's 30th anniversary and the retirement of John E. Anderson, but the conference held in 1965 began the long-standing tradition of an annual or biennial event. The 43rd Minnesota Symposium on Child Development was held in 2024.

      Student teachers in the nursery school in a photo circa 1970s

      Student teachers in the nursery school, circa 1970s

      Student teachers in the nursery school in a photo circa 1970s

      1973 Center for Early Education and Development established

      With the interest in early childhood education growing nationally during this time, the College of Education established the interdepartmental Center for Early Education and Development (CEED) in 1973. ICD Professor Shirley G. Moore, who also led the nursery school, became the director of CEED and then-Educational Psychology Professor Richard Weinberg served as associate director. 

      In its first year, CEED established a master's degree in early childhood education, led several instructional programs for the public, and partnered with federal, state, and local agencies to provide training and professional development for early childhood educators, particularly on the topic of preschool special education.

      CEED, now administratively housed in ICD, celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2023. Read more about CEED's 50-year history here.

      Collage of images from Center for Early Education and Development, including photos of Erna Fishhaut, Rich Weinberg, and Shirley Moore

      ICD staff member Erna Fishhaut, then-Department of Educational Psychology Professor Richard Weinberg, and ICD Professor Shirley G. Moore led the effort to organize the activities of staff and faculty whose work touched on early childhood.

      Collage of images from Center for Early Education and Development, including photos of Erna Fishhaut, Rich Weinberg, and Shirley Moore

      1960s era photo of a young boy blindfolded reaching for a board in a research setting

      Perception research in an ICD lab, circa 1970s

      1960s era photo of a young boy blindfolded reaching for a board in a research setting

      1974 University Child Care Center established

      The Board of Regents approved the development of a University Child Care Center, which was intended to serve two purposes: 1) provide a model facility that would enhance University training and research capabilities in the field of child care; and 2) provide a facility that would ensure excellent child care for the children of University students, staff and faculty. The University Child Care Center was administratively housed in ICD until it was moved to a University office in 1990. 

      Both the Institute's laboratory nursery school and the child care center have had several name changes since their inceptions. In 2021, the Shirley G. Moore Laboratory School and the University Child Development Center merged to form the Child Development Laboratory School (CDLS), which continues the legacy of high-quality early care and education in a laboratory school setting within the Institute.

      1975 Parent-Child Study launches

      In 1975, the Parent-Child Project, a groundbreaking study on early caregiving and attachment, was launched. The study followed 267 women in the third trimester of pregnancy who were living in poverty and their children. Two long-time ICD professors Byron Egeland and Alan Sroufe led the study for decades, with dozens of students, staff, and faculty contributing over the years. Now known as the Minnesota Longitudinal Study of Risk and Adaptation, the study continues to this day and is widely regarded as a decisive development in research on attachment theory and the connections to social relationships and mental health later in life.

        1991 Clinical child psychology graduate training formalized

        The Institute had contributed to the clinical child psychology training program in the Department of Psychology since it began in 1952. As the field of developmental psychopathology became established, it was determined that there should be a more straightforward path for students to undertake their clinical child training. In 1991, the first graduate students were admitted to a joint clinical child psychology training program. This program—now known as the developmental psychopathology and clinical science track of ICD's PhD program—has been immensely successful and is ongoing.

        Megan Gunnar sitting at a table with two young children drinking out of cups

        Professor Megan Gunnar with students in the Shirley G. Moore Laboratory School, circa 1990

        Megan Gunnar sitting at a table with two young children drinking out of cups

        University and external recognition during the 1990s

        In the 1990s, several funding commitments—both internal and external— allowed for program enhancements and eight faculty members being appointed to endowed professorships. The University recognized ICD as one of its premiere departments in 1995, with University President Nils Hasselmo citing ICD as a "...model of scholarly leadership and academic excellence." The University's Strategic Investment Pool awarded ICD $200,000 as part of the recognition. 

        External recognition also came in several forms. In 1994, the Graduate School conducted a review of ICD's graduate program. The external review committee consisted of Sheldon White, Harvard University; John Flavell, Stanford University; and Arnold Sameroff, University of Michigan. The committe noted, "The Institute provides national and international leadership to the community of scholars doing research on child development, and to the several communities of professionals who try to advance children's education and welfare."

        In 1995, ICD's graduate program was ranked first in the nation in its field by U.S. News and World Report. ICD's program has consistently been ranked in the top five. In the two most recent rankings (2018 and 2022), ICD was ranked the #1 developmental psychology graduate program. 

        Professor Andrew Collins instructs a class of graduate students seated at a table

        Professor Andrew Collins instructs a graduate seminar, circa 1990

        Professor Andrew Collins instructs a class of graduate students seated at a table

        Collaborative initiatives throughout the 1990s

        The Institute continued to adapt as the study of child development expanded into the fields of neuroscience, neurobiology, developmental psychopathology, and other areas. There was also a renewed interest in applying and communicating developmental science with educators, families, and those who worked with children. This led to several interdisciplinary initiatives that the Institute played a significant role in, including:

        • 1990 - University of Minnesota Children, Youth, and Family Consortium 
        • 1991 - Members of the ICD faculty celebrated 25 years of significant contributions to the Center for Research in Learning, Perception, and Cognition—an interdisciplinary University-wide center that was later renamed the Center for Cognitive Sciences
        • 1994 - Center for Research in Interpersonal Relationships
        • 1996 - Irving B. Harris Training Center for Infant and Toddler Development - a major initiative of the Center was the creation of a community early education program Baby's Space 
        • 2000 - Center for Neurobehavioral Development

        Professor Ann Masten with two elementary age children pointing at something on a table

        Professor Ann Masten with two friends, circa 1990

        Professor Ann Masten with two elementary age children pointing at something on a table

        1999-2000 First female director & 75th anniversary

        As ICD approached its 75th anniversary, Professor Ann Masten was selected to serve as its first female director. 

        In 2000, ICD celebrated its 75th anniversary with the 32nd Minnesota Symposium. The theme was Child Psychology in Retrospect and Prospect.

        Group photo of ICD directors in 2000

        Five ICD directors (left to right): Harold W. Stevenson, Willard W. Hartup, Ann S. Masten, W. Andrew Collins, Richard A. Weinberg, 2000

        Group photo of ICD directors in 2000

        Printed song lyrics titled The "Tute" Song

        Lyrics to the "Tute" song by Tracy Gleason and Art Sesma
        Sung at the ICD 75th anniversary gala dinner 
        Oct. 22, 2000

        Printed song lyrics titled The "Tute" Song

          Collaborations and interdisciplinary work grow in the new millennium

          The collaborations and interdisciplinary research that have always been a core feature at ICD continued to evolve to meet the challenges of society and to push the field forward. Here are just two examples:

          • In 2005, the Irving B. Harris Training Center for Infant and Toddler Development merged with the Center for Early Education and Development (CEED), which increased opportunities for early childhood advocates and professionals to access resources for training, research, and advocacy. 
          • The Center for Neurobehavioral Development, which was established by ICD faculty members Charles Nelson and Michael Georgieff in 1999 as one of the first major collaborations between the Institute and the Medical School's Department of Pediatrics, grew significantly in its first 10 years and consisted of 40 faculty members across 11 departments and four colleges by 2009. ICD faculty continued to play a pivotal role in the CNBD's leadership and laid the groundwork for many significant University initiatives aimed at advancing child and adolescent brain health. 

          A professor sits with a student at a desk pointing at an image of a brain on a screen

          ICD faculty member Jed Elison with an undergraduate student, 2015

          A professor sits with a student at a desk pointing at an image of a brain on a screen

          Community symposia

          In keeping with the long-standing tradition at ICD of "giving away the science of child development," community symposiums were launched in 2013. The events brought together foundations, non-profits, schools, and policy makers to increase community awareness in key areas of research. The topics covered in the community symposiums held between 2013 and 2019 were: the achievement gap; fostering executive functions; the power and importance of play; and early learning strategies for success.

          Conference table with adults gathered around doing an activity with play wooden blocks

          Participants at the 2017 community symposium on the importance of play were guided through several play-based activities.

          Conference table with adults gathered around doing an activity with play wooden blocks

          2018 Launch of online MA program in applied child and adolescent development

          In 2014, ICD faculty decided to pursue the creation of a new academic program focusing on applied areas of developmental psychology. It was also determined that the program should be accessible to communities outside of the Twin Cities metro area, so the department's first fully online degree program enrolled its first cohort in fall 2018. The online MA in applied child and adolescent development accepted students into three tracks: Child Life, Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health, and Individualized Studies. The program has continued to grow and enrolls students from Minnesota and around the world who are preparing to work in advocacy, community, and health care settings. 

          Child life specialist in a clinical room demonstrates toy medical equipment on her facility dog for a child

          Cala Hefferan, an alumna of the Child Life track in the online MA program, now works as a Certified Child Life Specialist at the University's Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain. 

          Child life specialist in a clinical room demonstrates toy medical equipment on her facility dog for a child

          2019 Renaming of core academic program

          The core academic programs were renamed in 2019 from child psychology to developmental psychology. While the name change was not the result of a shift in focus, it was instead meant to capture the full breadth of research and curricula that have taken place at ICD for many decades. While infants and young children remain an important area of attention, the field and ICD continue to advance knowledge about the key developmental processes that occur over the lifespan and influence adolescence, adulthood, and aging. 

          Classroom full of college students with a lecturer at front of the room

          An undergraduate developmental psychology classroom in the new Campbell Hall.

          Classroom full of college students with a lecturer at front of the room

          2022 The new home of the Institute of Child Development

          After many years of advocating and planning, the Institute of Child Development moved into its new home—Carmen D. and James R. Campbell Hall. With the support of University administration, state government, and private donors, $29.2 million in state funds and substantial private funds were secured to complete the $43.8 million building renovation. The building now houses state-of-the-art research labs, classroom space to accommodate ICD's undergraduate and graduate students, and modern features that welcome children, families, and community members.

          Click here to read more about the new building and see more photos.

          Light filled building with a mother and child walking up a set of stairs

          The new Campbell Hall is full of light and updated spaces for cutting-edge research.

          Light filled building with a mother and child walking up a set of stairs
          ... This is the important point, the general level of the great majority of children will be healthier, and happier than they are now. While society through science will never quite catch up to the problems proposed in the home and by science itself, nevertheless, there will be a steady advance and an improvement of the general level. The problems of one generation will become the commonplaces of the next.
          John E. Anderson, first director of the Institute

          Interviews with former and current ICD directors

          The legacy of ICD lives within the people who have passed through our doors. There are countless individuals—research participants, students, staff, and faculty—who have stories of how the Institute impacted their lives. 

          Part 1 of this video collection captures messages from our former and current ICD directors.

          Stay tuned for part 2 later this spring when we'll share videos from alumni, current students, and our Child Development Laboratory School director.

          Preview of an interview with Professor Emeritus W. Andrew Collins

          Preview of an interview with Professor Emeritus Richard Weinberg.

          Preview of an interview with Regents Professor Ann Masten

          Preview of an interview with Regents Professor Megan Gunnar

          Preview of an interview with current ICD Director Kathleen Thomas

          Recognitions

            In order by date of departure

            Mary M. Shirley 1927-1932
            Louise B. Wilson 1928-1932
            Esther McGinnis 1928-1937
            Edith Boyd 1927-1942
            Josephine Foster 1926-1942
            Marion Faegre 1928-1945
            Florence Goodenough 1925-1947
            Donald Brieland 1951-1954
            Mary E. Fuller 1942-1956
            Eugene Gollin 1955-1957
            Pearl Cummings 1947-1958
            Dale Harris 1942-1959; served as director 1954-1959
            Evelyn Helgerson 1956-1959
            John Anderson 1925-1961; served as director 1925-1954
            John Hurst 1959-1961
            Eleanor Robinson 1958-1961
            Armin Grams 1957-1962
            David Palermo 1959-1962
            James Barnard 1961-1965
            Rosalind Gold 1963-1965
            Frank W. Harper 1961-1966

            Paul Goldin 1964-1967
            Britton K. Ruebush 1960-1967
            John C. Wright 1960-1968
            Joseph Glick 1968-1970
            John P. Hill 1963-1970
            Carl P. Malmquist 1966-1970
            Robert D. Wirt 1960-1970
            Harold Stevenson 1959-1971; served as director 1959-1971
            Merrill Roff 1945-1972
            Robert Wozniak 1971-1975
            John Flavell 1965-1976
            Mildred Templin 1947-1976
            Sandra Scarr 1972-1977
            John C. Masters 1968-1978
            Thomas R. Trabasso 1976-1978
            Daniel P. Keating 1974-1979
            Catherine Lord 1977-1981
            Philip Salapatek 1971-1984
            Kim Dolgin 1981-1985
            Marion Perlmutter 1976-1985
            Shirley Moore 1960-1987
            Leonard Breslow 1981-1988

            James Morgan 1982-1989
            June L. Tapp 1972-1992
            William Charlesworth 1961-1995
            Anne C. Petersen 1992-1996
            Willard (Bill) Hartup 1963-1997; served as director 1971-1982
            Anne Pick 1968-2004
            Patricia Bauer 1989-2005
            Charles A. Nelson 1986-2006
            Xiaojia Ge 2005-2009
            L. Alan Sroufe 1968-2010
            Richard Weinberg 1987-2010; served as director 1989-1999
            Herbert Pick Jr 1962-2011
            Nicki Crick 1996-2012; served as director 2005-2011
            Byron Egeland 1987-2012
            Steven Yussen 1998-2015
            W. Andrew Collins 1971-2016; served as director 1982-1989
            Albert Yonas 1968-2017
            Michael Maratsos 1971-2019
            Maria Sera 1989-2023
            Dante Cicchetti 2005-2023

            Margaret G. Wood 1925-1926
            Josephine Foster 1926-1941
            Elizabeth Fuller 1941-1956
            Evelyn Helgerson 1956-1959
            Shirley G. Moore 1960-1979
            Lynn Galle 1979-2007
            Barbara Murphy 2007-2014
            Sheila Williams Ridge 2014-present

            1928 Dorothea McCarthy, Esther McGinnis 
            1929 Ella Day, Florence Justin, Mildred Parten 
            1930 Ruth Staples 
            1931 Ella Wieg 
            1932 Marion Mattson, Marjorie Page, Edward Rundquist 
            1934 Ruth Howard Beckham 
            1935 Wilton Chase, Kathleen McConnon Darley, Jean Marquis Deutsche, Amanda Herring, Alice Leahy Shea 
            1936 Edith Davis, Ethelyn Hurd Haslerud, Winona Morgan, Theta Wolf 
            1937 Evelyn Katz 
            1938 Louise Gates, Joseph Runkel, Russell Smart 
            1941 Alice Philp Breslau 
            1943 Mary Ford 
            1944 Katherine Maurer Cobb, Esther Prevey, Shearley Roberts, Marian Radke Yarrow 
            1945 Katharine Miles 
            1946 Esther K. Harris 
            1947 Mildred C. Templin 
            1948 William E. Martin 
            1949 E. Lakin Phillips 
            1951 William Griffiths, Leonora Lane 
            1952 David Brody 

            1953 Robert Biehler, Harriet Blodgett, Sarah Holbrook 
            1954 Sylvia Brooks, Albert Dreyer, Anna Martorana 
            1956 Leater Harrell, Julia McHale, Prem Pasricha, Conrad Wurtz 
            1957 Edward Clifford, Gene R. Medinnus, Wentworth Quast, Richard N. Walker 
            1958 Evelyn Deno, Eleanor Robinson 
            1959 Ronald Johnson, Murray K. Reed, Paul Whiteman, William Wolking 
            1961 Elizabeth Ring, Audrey Schechtman 
            1962 Mary C. Howell, Norma McCoy Irons 
            1963 Marian Dekker Hall, Rachel Clifton Keen, Richard D. Odom 
            1964 Sara Spear, Allen Armstrong, David Wicklund 
            1965 George Flamer, Lauren Harris, T. Kennedy Hill 
            1966 Richard Dubanoski, Claire Falk Etaugh, Robert Klein, Cynthia Gliner Margolin, Mary Rosekrans, Alexander W. Siegel, Judith Phillips Sill 
            1967 David Corsini, Carolyn Zahn Waxler, Robert Willoughby 

            1968 Marvin Daehler, Gretchen Holm, Leon Miller, Barbara Moely, Alan Moffitt, Daniel Smothergill, Dorothy Stein
            1969 Wylla Barsness, Gordon Hale, Ada Hegion, David Warren 
            1970 Robert Bassham, Judith Chapman, D. Brian Coates, Alan Horowitz, Donald Kent, David Lachar, Patricia Hackney Miller, George James Rockwell, Sara Madden Ryan, Lawrence G. Shelton 
            1971 J. Richard Barclay, Lawrence Dettweiler, Thomas Hertz, Jeanne Jones, Jeffrey Kassel, David Louick, William Mace, Dolores Miller, Scott A. Miller, Eileen Moynahan, Judith Sims- Knight 
            1972 Nancy Cook, Paul Froman, Margaret Hagen, Gary Y. Larsen, Richard M. Martin 
            1973 Catherine R. Cooper, Robert G. Cooper, Alan Fink, D. Michelle Irwin, Rita Jeruchimowicz Jeremy, Robert Lasky, George Thomas Peters, John Santrock, Ingrid Tiegel, Steven Yussen 

            1974 Linda Potter Acredolo, Marjorie Arnold, Monica Christy, Frederick G. Danner, Daniel Frankel, Daphne Maurer, Carole M. Peterson, Richard Peterson
            1975 Curtis Acredolo, Richard Aslin, Thomas Berndt, Janice Ralles M. Mokros, John Robertson, Lauren Joseph Rosenzweig, Henry Marvin Wellman III, Anthony Zold 
            1976 Rona Abramovitch, Sharon Louise Carter-Saltzman, Carl Nils Johnson, Muriel Kaye Stephenson Kerr, Stanley Abraham Kuczaj II, Jacobus Lempers, Elise Frank Masur, Kenneth Ritter, George Walker Rosenfeld, Harriet Salatas Waters 
            1977 Elizabeth Parker Anderson, Martin Scott Banks, Cleopatra Dontas (Vlachou), Suzanne Kasper Getz, Roberta Jean Goldberg, Harold Dennis Grotevant, Alison Mary Howie-Day, Joel Peskay, George Michael Pressley, Everett Bell Waters 
            1978 Dennis Allen Fenichel, Lawrence Joseph Fitzpatrick, Jacqueline Kwasniewski Hales, Bruce Barrie Henderson, Russell James Ludeke, John Jefferson Rieser 

            1979 Bruce Long Bobbitt, Emily Williston Bushnell, Lawrence Valar Clark, Lynn Terese Goldsmith, Royal Gene Grueneich, Nancy Lynn Hazen-Swann, Michael D. Lougee, Andrew Frank Newcomb, Richard Clay Omanson, Elliot Lee Saltzman, Donna Kathryn Spiker, Brian Edward Vaughn 
            1980 Edward Leo Cochran III, Martin Eugene Ford, Doran C. French, Karen Renee Gouze, Jeffrey J. Lockman, David Lynn Morris 
            1981 Judith Ann Becker, Roxane Harvey Gudeman, Amy Ruth Lederberg, Martin Joseph Hoffmann, Judith Ann Becker, Franklin Ralph Manis 
            1982 Jackie Elaine Gnepp, Joshua Louis Klayman, Celia Anne Brownell, Rebecca Keene Jones, Allen Hayward Keniston, David Barry Mitchell, Peter John Lafreniere, Kevin Francis Miller, Patricia Montgomery 
            1983 Judith E. Brady, Frederick Lewis Gove, Daniel Hinkel Ashmead, Michael Aloysius Kuskowski, M. Teresa Nezworski, Deborah G. Garfin, Judith Ann List, Michael Barry Reiner, Mary Josephine Ward 

            1984 Richard Alan Arend, Samuel Wayne Duncan, Marita Raubits Hopmann, Edward Joseph Schork, William Edward Merriman 
            1985 Dana E. C. Fox, Christine Johnson Todd, Rebecca Anzn Eder, Carl E. Granrud, Donald Rahe 
            1986 M. Margarita Azmitia, Carolyn Foster Palmer, Douglas Alan Behrend, Maria Pastuszek Cardle, Carlton W. Parks, Jan V. Goodsitt, Eufrossine Motti 
            1987 Judith Ellen Reisman, Jose Edwvigis Nanez, Roberta Lynn Paikoff, Tamar Erez 
            1988 Claire Dzur Harkness, Sarah Charlotte Mangelsdorf, Mary Anne Chalkley, Dana Lynn Gross, Van Roy Pancake, Deborah Bea Jacobvitz, Margaret Mary Miller 
            1989 Karl Sven Rosengren, Denise Anton Marvinney, Martha Eliz Arterberry, Brett Laursen 
            1990 Robert Corne Vansiclen, Susan Marie Bergmann, Michael Paul Leimbach, Michael G. Livingston, Martha Donley Robb, Ganie Bundy Dehart, Roberta Kestenbaum, Jodie Marie Plumert 
            1991 Nancy Hecht Leffert, Ann E. Ellis, Maureen Anne O’Brien, Lincoln Gibson Craton, James Gerald Elicker 

            1992 Nelson H. Soken 
            1993 Lisa Lynn Travis, Alexandra Evans Matthews, Gina Ann Annunziato Dow, Marian Kathleen Hiester, Anna Maija Poikkeus, John Roger Ogawa, Daniel J. Repinski, Jennifer Dawn Neemann, Daniel Benne Greenberg, Susan Marie Overhauser 
            1994 Sharon Leigh Muretwagstaff, Neisha Nicole Nelson, Edward R. McCrone, Sarah Ffolliott Sponheim 
            1995 Marian R. Heinrichs, David Taylor Schmit, Margaret Joan Urban, Eric Lee Reittinger, Scott David Gest, Gedeon Oliver Deak, Domonick J. Wegesin, Lana Suzanne Fust 
            1996 Michael Thomas Hatem, Donna Marie Miliotis, Karen Elizabeth Singer-Freeman, Ewa Ostoja-Starzewska, Andrea Karine Northwood, Michelle Kimberly Dehaan, Nancy Sue Weinfield, Mary Catherine Larson, Gail Stevens Fury 
            1997 Catherine Sullivan, Stephen Matthew Malone, Sunita Rani Duggal, Shane R. Jimerson, Adrian H. Teo, Kathleen M. Thomas, Amy Rebecca Susman-Stillman, Kathryn Ann Tout, Jon Jay Hubbard, Mary A. Ramirez 

            1998 Diane W. Bales, Leslie J. Carver, Diane Louise Bearman, Douglas Alan Gentile, Tiffany Aileen West, Emma Adam, Tracy Ruth Gleason 
            1999 Jennifer A. Schwade, Coral Frazel Luebker, Fiona Sian Anderson, Kathryn Mary Obrien, Alissa Karen Levy, Maya Gillian Sen, Thomas N. Dikel, Anne M. Sebanc, Jennifer Wenner, Maurissa Abecassis, Kirsten Condry, Jordan Lynn Hart, Susan Louise Pierce, David Allen Nelson 
            2000 Christopher S. Monk, Katherine Hennighausen, Nicole Elizabeth Werner 
            2001 Signe Andenas Bobbitt, Melissa Mae Burch, Akiko Tanaka, Art Sesma, Lisa Huston, Barbara L. Graham, Valerie Cheng, Stephanie Dawn Madsen, Jenifer L. Powell, Sara J. Webb, Michelle Ann Bosquet, Daniel M. Hyson, Michelle Rae Schuder, Elizabeth R. Disney 
            2002 Susan L. O’Donnell, Walter J. Curtis, Dana Louise Van Abbema, Glenn I. Roisman, Catherine R. Lawrence, Stephanie Meyer, Elysia P. Davis, Gerard B. Foo, Jennifer Ruh Linder, Benjamin Aguilar, Susan Whitmore Parker, Juan F. Casas, Kathleen E. Kremer 

            2003 Leilani Gjellstad Endicott, Maria Kroupina, Julie R. Morales, Tasha C. Geiger, Elena Padron, Marie- Gabrielle Josephe Reed, Kelly A. Snyder, Sandra Anne Wiebe 
            2004 Lisa Lehn O’Brien, Jane Willemina Couperus, Jamie Miles Ostrov, Jennifer Roberts Riley, Lisa Sarah Scott, Mari Grace Cary, Carol Lynne Cheatham, Chryle Ann Elieff, Rebecca M. Starr 
            2005 Jacqueline Michele Bruce, David Joshua Marcus, Heather Whitney Sesma, Jessica Mae Siebenbruner, Tracy Lynn DeBoer, Nim Linnette Grace Delafield, Elise Layton Townsend, Karen Elaine Appleyard, Darlene A. Kertes, Megan Cory Sampson, Tuppett Marie F. Yates, Janet Marie Alwin, Jean E. Burr, Susan E. Hickman
            2006 Dianna Katharine Murray Close, Kathleen Erin Woods, Elizabeth Anne Jansen Yeh, Jill C. Carlivati, Tara Brianne Coffey 
            2007 Angela Lukowski, Jelena Obradovic, Amy Elizabeth Luckner, Lisa Simone Goldstein, Ozgun Evren Guler, Margaret Camella Moulson, Keith Byron Burt, Leif M. Stennes, Nicole M. Talge 

            2008 Melissa Leigh Chatham, Amanda Tarullo, Katherine C. Haydon, Karina Mendoza Quevedo, Anne Elizabeth Shaffer, Sara Gayle Kempner, Marina V. Larkina, Melinda Sue Kowalsky
            2009 Nikki M. Kovan, Yoshito Kawabata, Elizabeth M. Oliva, Amber Joy Martin 
            2010 Katherine Ruth Gordon Millett, Gloria J. Whaley, Brianna Sue Coffino, Anita J. Fuglestad, Angela Tseng, Peter E. Marks, Adam R. Cassidy, Paloma S. Hesemeyer, Rebecca J. Shlafer, Kristen Louise Wiik Cruden, Amanda Christine Kesek, Julie Christina Markant, Julia E. Cohen 
            2011 Joseph John Cutuli, Amy Lynn Frane-Gower, Janette E. Herbers, Jessica Elizabeth Salvatore, Sara Elizabeth Langworthy, Danielle Marie Vrieze, Donaya Hongwanishkul 
            2012 Jessica C. Pleuss, Katie Lingras, Jason M. Cowell, Lisa Michelle Jagadeesan, Theresa Lynn Lafavor, Michelle M. Loman, Lindsay Catherine Mathieson, Rachel E. White, Wan-Ling Tseng 

            2013 Sherryse Leanna Corrow, Momoko Hayakawa Koenigs, Camelia Elena Hostinar, Sally I-Chun Kuo, Raquel Antoinette Cowell, Anna E. Johnson, David Myron Martin 
            2014 Jose Manuel Causadias, Wendy Seong-Cheng Lee, Kenneth L. Raby, Adriana Marie Youssef (Herrera), Jennifer Puig, Laura Michelle Supkoff Nerenberg, Sabine Doebel
            2015 Caitlin Ann Cole, Adrienne M. Banny, Stephanie Blair Clarke, Elisa A. Esposito, Kathryn F. Hecht, Angela J. Narayan, Madeline B. Harms, Jamie M. Lawler, Christopher M. McCormick, Amy R. Monn 
            2016 Jenalee Rae Doom, Erin Christine Schubert, Chelsea Hetherington, Elizabeth Stephens Hoff, Clio Pitula, Julianna Karlen Sapienza, Eric Lee Thibodeau, Fatima Tuba Yaylaci, Amanda Sue Hodel, Timothy A. Allen, Emily Ostergaard Prager 
            2017 Amanda Wenzel Kalstabakken, Kelly Elizabeth Jedd McKenzie, Alyssa Sinner Meuwissen, Rowena Ng, Sandra M. Ahumada-Farias, Adrienne Amanda VanZomeren 

            2018 Katelyn M. Donisch, Alison S. Giovanelli, Madelyn Labella 
            2019 Jenny Yun- Chen Chan, Michelle Patrice Desir, Sarah K. Ruiz, Angela Joyce Fenoglio, Sarah Elizabeth Suarez, Rebecca L. Distefano 
            2020 Carrie E. DePasquale, Amanda K. Grenell, Christina Frances Mondi- Rago, Annelise N. Pesch, Brie Marie Reid, Max Herzberg, Jyothi Ramakrishnan 
            2021 Robin D. Sifre, Andrei Semenov, Brandon Kenneth Almy, Lauren A. Demers, Rachel Foster, Colleen Doyle 
            2022 Isabella Stallworthy, Julie Vaisarova, Faith VanMeter, Pearl Han Li, Keira B. Leneman 
            2023 Shreya Lakhan-Pal, Emily Reilly, Elizabeth Sharer, Meriah DeJoseph, Jasmine Ernst, Marissa Nivison, Alyssa Palmer

            Names and years of graduation provided by the University's Office of the Registrar. Please report any corrections to icdcomms@umn.edu

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            A century of advancing developmental science

            The Institute of Child Development celebrates its Centennial

            The winter 2025 issue of the College of Education and Human Development's Connect magazine commemorates ICD's Centennial year. See the full story, more historical photos, and a timeline of the laboratory nursery preschool. 

             

             

            Ways to support

            To celebrate 100 years of leading the way and to support the next 100 years, ICD is launching a $3 million fundraising campaign. We invite you to consider making a gift to support the priority areas identified below or other areas within ICD that are meaningful to you.​

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