James Howard Reynolds ’51

James Howard Reynolds ’51 died in Hamilton, New York, on May 14, 2017. He spent 32 years as a professor of psychology at Colgate University and more than 50 years in Hamilton, which he described as “an ideal place to live, work, and raise a family.” Howie was a psychology major at Dartmouth and a member of Zeta Psi. He and his wife, Shirley, were married during his senior year, living in Wigwam Village. Shirley served as a nurse at Dick’s House. Following four years as a sergeant in the U.S. Air Force, Howie earned a master’s in psychology from Rutgers and a Ph.D. at Syracuse University. He completed a postdoctoral year at the University of California, Berkeley, Institute of Human Learning. Human learning and memory were lifelong interests. Howie’s career at Colgate included teaching, research, and administration; he served as chair of the psychology department and as a division head. He started Colgate’s computer center and authored a book, Computing in Psychology: Introduction to Programming Methods and Concepts. Besides his wife, Howie is survived by three children, nine grandchildren, and a great-grandchild. Sons Jim ’75 and Jeff ’77 and granddaughter Gretchen ’07 are Dartmouth alums. The Reynolds family were avid travelers, mostly by car; they visited all 50 states and 20 countries. He enjoyed flying his Cessna 150 airplane, trout fishing, and playing the guitar and was active as a volunteer in the Hamilton community. 


Portfolio

Alumni Books
New titles from Dartmouth writers (November/December 2023)
Fresh Takes
Blogger Ray Padgett ’09 covers the covers.
The Secret Life of the Brain

Michael Gazzaniga ’61 divulges the inner workings of the human mind. 

Gail Koziara Boudreaux ’82
A CEO on the state of the nation’s healthcare

Recent Issues

March - April 2024

March - April 2024

January-February 2024

January-February 2024

November-December 2023

November-December 2023

September-October 2023

September-October 2023

July-August 2023

July-August 2023

May-June 2023

May-June 2023