And, at least in my day, he addressed all students as "Mr.," "Miss,"
or "Mrs." (no Ms. in those days).
Upon my getting my PhD he began addressing his mail to me as "Dear
Rue" and signed it "George," but I could never bring myself to call or
address him as anything except "Dr. Kelly."
Rue L. Cromwell
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> I can't imagine a student ever calling Geroge Kelly "Uncle George" to his
> face during his lifetime. He was a firm believer in roles and his
> university professor role did not allow students to address him as
> anything but Doctor Kelly. Why, when we went to his home for a social
> occasion, he formally introduced each of us, his graduate students, to
> each other!
> Chris Woodward, Ph.D.
> Professor, Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics
> Faculty of Health Sciences
> McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario Canada L8N 3Z5
> Phone: (905) 525-9140 ex.22131 FAX: (905)-546-5211
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