Dr. George K. Shortess ’60 AM, ’62 PhD

Dr. George K. Shortess ’60 AM, ’62 PhD, of Bethlehem, Pa.; Dec. 3. He served in the U.S. Army before attending Brown and developed an interest in visual arts. While completing his degrees at Brown, he enrolled at the Boston Museum School, concentrating on drawing and painting, and continued as a practicing artist. From 1963 to 1969 he taught experimental psychology and chaired the psychology department at Lycoming College. From 1969 to 1994 he taught at Lehigh University, from which he retired as a professor emeritus. While at Lehigh, he merged psychology and art to develop a course titled Perception and the Visual Arts. In retirement he became a certified teaching artist and worked with public school students to create installations that extended their standard curriculum. He published several articles and exhibited locally, nationally, and internationally. He is survived by wife MaryLou Shortess, four children, four grandchildren, and a brother and sister-in-law.