Charles Kiesler

{{Short description|American educator, psychologist and university administrator}}

Charles Adolphus Kiesler (August 14, 1934 – 2002){{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UidIAAAAYAAJ&q=%22Kiesler,+Charles+Adolphus%22+1934|title = Who's Who Among Human Services Professionals, 1992-1993|isbn = 9780940863477|last1 = Friedman|first1 = Howard|year = 1992| publisher=National Reference Institute }} was an American educator, psychologist and university administrator. He served as chancellor and 19th chief executive officer of the University of Missouri campus in Columbia, Missouri. He was also the founding president of the American Psychological Society (now the Association for Psychological Science) and elected to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences. Before becoming chancellor at the University of Missouri he was provost at Vanderbilt University and dean of the Carnegie Mellon University College of Humanities and Social Sciences.{{cite journal |url=http://www.apa.org/monitor/dec02/kiesler.html |journal=Monitor on Psychology |title=Former CEO Kiesler dies |first=J. Daw |last=Holloway |page=80 |date=December 2002 |volume=33 |issue=11 |publisher=American Psychological Association (APA)}} Kiesler was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and held degrees from Michigan State University and Stanford University.{{cite web| url = https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-oct-16-me-passings16.4-story.html| title = Archives - Los Angeles Times| website = Los Angeles Times| date = 16 October 2002}} He died in 2002 in San Diego, California.