CHARLES COFER

Charles Norval Cofer, 81, of Albuquerque, N.M., died Saturday, March 14, 1998, at his home.

A native of Cape Girardeau, he received an associate degree from Southeast Missouri State University in 1937, a masters from the University of Iowa, and doctorate in 1940 from Brown University.

Cofer was a member of the faculty at George Washington University, the University of Maryland-College Park, New York University, visiting professor at University of California-Berkeley, and was professor emeritus at Pennsylvania State University.

He held subsequent research professorships at the University of Houston, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Duke University, and the University of New Mexico.

Cofer was author of more than 125 articles and books on psychology. He was editor of Psychological Review, and chief editorial adviser for American Psychological Association.

He was the recipient of the Southeast Missouri State University Alumni Merit Award in 1979, and was awarded a citation by Brown University in 1984 in recognition of his professional achievement.

Survivors include his wife, Lynette; two sons, Thomas Cofer of Los Angeles, Calif., Jonathan Cofer of State College, Pa.; two stepsons, Matthew Friedrich of Arlington, Va., Peter Friedrich of Los Angeles; a stepdaughter, Paula Friedrich of Seattle, Wash.; and a grandson.

A memorial service is planned in August at the meeting of the American Psychological Association in San Francisco, Calif.