S. Spafford Ackerly

S. Spafford Ackerly (1895–1981) was distinguished professor emeritus of psychiatry, University of Louisville School of Medicine. He was a Guggenheim fellow and founded the Kentucky Psychiatric Society, of which he was president. He was vice-president of the American Psychiatric Association, and president of the American Orthopsychiatric Society. He was also a charter fellow of the American College of Psychiatrists and a life fellow of the American College of Physicians. He was a founding member of the American Academy of Child Psychiatry.^[1]

S. Spafford Ackerly
Born	1895 (1895)
Died	1981 (aged 85–86)
Nationality	American
Occupations	Psychiatrist Professor
Board member of	Kentucky Psychiatric Society American Orthopsychiatric Society American College of Psychiatrists American Academy of Child Psychiatry
Academic work
Discipline	Psychiatry
Institutions	University of Louisville School of Medicine