Kenneth B. Hoyt--Visionary, Statesperson, Leader, Activist‪.‬

********** Kenneth B. Hoyt, University Distinguished Professor of Counseling and Educational Psychology Emeritus at Kansas State University, passed away on August 27, 2008. He is among the long line of statespersons, visionaries, and activists who initiated and shaped the counseling profession in the United States during the latter half of the 20th century. Although Hoyt was concerned that all students have access to excellent school counseling, he was particularly committed to the development of programs of vocational guidance, career counseling, and career education for employment-bound high school students; effective techniques through which school counselors could help students to choose educational options and occupations (careers); and schools in which helping students with their career development was seen as one of the many missions, not simply a by-product of schooling. His career demonstrated a continuing commitment to promoting effective interactions between schools and workplaces, a fusion of teaching/learning and career development, increased attention to the transition of students from school to employment, and ensuring that "all students, especially those in technical and trade fields, experience the benefits of career guidance" (Reardon, 2005, p. vii).