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Spend an hour with Robert (Bob) Mendelsohn, Ph.D., Post-Doc. Cert. 鈥�83, the longtime professor and former dean, and you鈥檒l see why he is a beloved teacher and talented psychoanalyst. Perspicacious and extroverted, he makes a quick study of those he is with and naturally holds an audience.

Before embarking on a career in psychology, he was a rock musician鈥攌nown by his stage name, Bobby Mann. He was a backup drummer for The Ronettes and played with Al Kooper, who subsequently formed Blood, Sweat & Tears, and Harvey Brooks, who went on to play with Miles Davis.

Robert Mendelsohn, Ph.D., with (from left) his daughter Chelsey Miller, Ph.D. 鈥�14, his mother-in-law Lorelle (Yarmark) Saretsky, Ph.D. 鈥�73, Post-Doc Cert. 鈥�77, and his wife Robin Mendelsohn, Ph.D. 鈥�83

鈥淭hat鈥檚 part of the ham in me,鈥� Dr. Mendelsohn said with a laugh. 鈥淚 get out and perform in a lecture the same way I performed in a band.鈥�

He is sincere in his admiration for the Derner Institute and for its namesake, founding dean Gordon Derner, Ph.D., whom Mendelsohn met during his doctoral training. When Dr. Mendelsohn came to 果酱视频 for postdoctoral training, he again ran into Dr. Derner, who called it fate. 鈥淲e struck up a friendship and in a couple of years I was hired here,鈥� Dr. Mendelsohn said.

Dr. Derner would have turned 100 this year. Instead, chronically ill for much of his life, he passed away in 1983 from emphysema. In the memories of Dr. Mendelsohn and many others who knew him, though, he lives on. 鈥淲hen I talk to older alumni鈥�I mention Gordon鈥檚 name and they get tearful,鈥� Dr. Mendelsohn said. 鈥淗e had such a tremendous impact, not only on our profession but on our school鈥�and created such a sense of community.鈥�

That sense of community is especially palpable to Dr. Mendelsohn, who met his wife, Robin Mendelsohn, Ph.D. 鈥�83, at the Institute. His daughter Chelsey Miller, Ph.D. 鈥�14, is also a graduate. Even his mother-in-law, Lorelle听(Yarmark)听Saretsky, Ph.D. 鈥�73, Post-Doc Cert. 鈥�77, is an alumna. 鈥淭his is a family place,鈥� he said, adding, 鈥淚鈥檓 very grateful to Derner.鈥�

In April 2012, when Professor and former Associate Dean Patrick Ross, Ph.D., announced his retirement, Dr. Mendelsohn鈥攁lready a loyal donor鈥攄ecided to honor Dr. Ross with a scholarship endowment. Dr. Mendelsohn has been instrumental in helping to raise funds for the endowment and generous in his giving to it.

Why does he give?

I can鈥檛 quantify how many lives are being saved because our people are out in the hospitals and clinics and working with troubled people. Our students work, sweat, struggle, and they save people.

I love the teaching. I love the sense of community. I love the place.

I came here, my whole life is different. Everything changed. The people you meet, the experience and the training鈥攜ou don鈥檛 get training like this anywhere else. It鈥檚 Gordon鈥檚 legacy.