Samuel Herman Osipow Obituary (1934 - 2023)

Samuel Herman Osipow passed away on May 23, 2023 at age 89. He was born, April 18, 1934 in Allentown, PA and has lived in Columbus since 1967. He was a loving husband for 59 years to his wife, Sondra, a loving father to two living children, Randall and David and a loving grandfather to his three grandchildren, Alexis, Justin and Cassidy. He was preceded in death by his wife, Sondra, who he missed every day, son, Jay, daughter, Reva, his parents, Louis and Tillie, and his sister, Janice. He loved his family and tried to give them the affection and support they needed. He graduated from Valley Forge Military Academy in 1951 and earned his B.A. at Lafayette College in 1954, M.A. at Columbia University in 1955 and PhD in Psychology at Syracuse University in January 1959. He then served two years of active duty in the US Army as a 1st Lieutenant and six months as Captain in the US Army Reserve. After his army duty, he was a Lecturer at the University of Wisconsin in 1961. He was Assistant Professor and Psychologist at the Pennsylvania State University from 1961 to 1967. In the spring of 1965, he was visiting Lecturer at Harvard University. In 1967, he was appointed Associate Professor of Psychology at The Ohio State University and in 1969 was appointed Professor where he served until he retired as Professor Emeritus in 1998. He served as Chairman of the Psychology Department from 1972 to 1985. He held visiting faculty appointments at Tel Aviv University in 1972, the University of Maryland in 1980-81, and as an Erskine Fellow at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand in 1997. During his tenure at Ohio State University, he was advisor to more than 40 PhD students. His activity in professional associations included service as the Chair of the National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology; Member of the Board of Directors of the American Psychological Assn.; and President of the Division of Counseling Psychology. He was the Founding Editor of the Journal of Vocational Behavior; and later served as Editor of the Journal of Counseling Psychology, and as the Editor of Applied and Preventive Psychology. He was listed in Who's Who in America since 1980 and Who's Who in the World since 2015. He was the author, co-author, editor or co-editor of 19 books and monographs, most notably, Theories of Career Development, in four editions, translated into Spanish and Chinese, the Occupational Stress Inventory, Revised, translated into more than 10 languages, and the Career Decision Scale. He was the author of more than 100 professional publications. He won the Leona Tyler Award in 1989 for contributions to the field of Counseling Psychology and Eminent Career Award in 2000 awarded by the National Career Development Association. He will always be remembered for the efforts he made to foster the careers of those less fortunate than he. He served on the Board of Trustees and Chaired the Education Committee of Congregation Tifereth Israel. Samuel and Sondra were instrumental in starting what became a new Synagogue in State College, PA before moving to Columbus. During his retirement, his community activities included reading for VoiceCorps and delivering Meals on Wheels. He was an avid reader and traveler, visiting 13 countries, some, such as Israel, Australia and New Zealand for extended periods and 49 of the 50 US states. He loved baroque music especially that of JS Bach, Handel, Telemann and Vivaldi, using it as background to his life. He enjoyed his collections of antique model cars and postcards. He also appreciated all his loyal former students who kept in touch with him for years. His passing leaves a hole in the life of everyone who knew him. Contributions may made to the Mid-Ohio Food Collective (www.mofc.org). Graveside service will be 1:00PM, Thursday, May 25, 2023 at New Tifereth Israel Cemetery, 2565 Performance Way, Columbus. Shiva will be observed at the Osipow residence on Thursday following service and 5-7PM on Sunday, May 28.