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'''George Earl Hearn''' (September 21, 1926 – September 11, 2010) was, from 1965 to 2000, a [[professor]] of [[psychology]] at [[Southern Baptist]]-affiliated [[Louisiana College]] in [[Pineville, Louisiana|Pineville]], [[Louisiana]], and a former two-term member of the Pineville City Council under then [[Mayor]] Fred H. Baden.​

'''George Earl Hearn''' (September 21, 1926 – September 11, 2010) was, from 1965 to 2000, a [[professor]] of [[psychology]] at [[Southern Baptist]]-affiliated [[Louisiana College]] in [[Pineville, Louisiana|Pineville]], [[Louisiana]], and a former two-term member of the Pineville City Council under then [[Mayor]] Fred H. Baden.​

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==Background==​

==Background==

 

Hearn was born to Thomas Watson Hearn, Sr. (1895–1962), and the former May Peters (1900–1990),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi|title=Social Security Death Index|publisher=ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com|accessdate=September 24, 2010}}</ref> who moved to [[Shreveport]], Louisiana, at which he was active in the former Queensboro Baptist Church, located coincidentally on Hearne Avenue and now the location of the [[African American]] Bright Star Baptist Church.

Hearn was born to Thomas Watson Hearn, Sr. (1895–1962), and the former May Peters (1900–1990),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi|title=Social Security Death Index|publisher=ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com|accessdate=September 24, 2010}}</ref> who moved to [[Shreveport]], Louisiana, at which he was active in the former Queensboro Baptist Church, located coincidentally on Hearne Avenue and now the location of the [[African American]] Bright Star Baptist Church.

At Baylor, Hearn studied under Dr. E. O. Wood, who had earlier been the chairman of the psychology department at Louisiana College. The U.S. government, according to Hearn's obituary, selected Baylor to direct research and experiments for the American space program, and Hearn was among those who worked in that endeavor. Thereafter, Dr. G. Earl Guinn, as president of Louisiana College, hired Hearn to come to Pineville to develop the LC psychology department. Hearn used manpower and resources available through the Pineville-based Central Louisiana State Hospital for the mentally handicapped.<ref name=obit/>​

At Baylor, Hearn studied under Dr. E. O. Wood, who had earlier been the chairman of the psychology department at Louisiana College. The U.S. government, according to Hearn's obituary, selected Baylor to direct research and experiments for the American space program, and Hearn was among those who worked in that endeavor. Thereafter, Dr. G. Earl Guinn, as president of Louisiana College, hired Hearn to come to Pineville to develop the LC psychology department. Hearn used manpower and resources available through the Pineville-based Central Louisiana State Hospital for the mentally handicapped.<ref name=obit/>​

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Hearn was a member of the Louisiana Psychological Association and held the designation of Psychologist Emeritus from that group. He was a former chairman of the State Board of Examiners for Psychologists and the first industrial psychologist in Louisiana.<ref name=obit/> A student of [[history]], He was a former president of the Historical Association of Central Louisiana and was involved in various [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]]-Pineville preservation projects. He launched the annual Peggy Bolton Lecture Series, named for Elizabeth McClundie "Peggy" Bolton (1917–1987), a regional and state [[historical preservation]]ist and the first wife of the Alexandria banker, Robert H. Bolton.<ref name=obit/>​

Hearn was a member of the Louisiana Psychological Association and held the designation of Psychologist Emeritus from that group. He was a former chairman of the State Board of Examiners for Psychologists and the first industrial psychologist in Louisiana.<ref name=obit/> A student of [[history]], He was a former president of the Historical Association of Central Louisiana and was involved in various [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]]-Pineville preservation projects. He launched the annual Peggy Bolton Lecture Series, named for Elizabeth McClundie "Peggy" Bolton (1917–1987), a regional and state historical preservationist and the first wife of the Alexandria banker, Robert Harvey Bolton, Sr. (1908-2003).<ref name=obit/>​

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