John Frederic Feldhusen

John watruly one of the great leaders in gifted education and also produced some of the et graduate students in the field. He was the proverbial "Nice Guy" and was one of my dearest friends.

I will never forget Uncle John, one of the funniest and kindest men I've ever known. My mother knew him as a professional colleague and mentor. I knew him as an "adopted" relative who always sent me coins and business cards from exotic lands to add to my collections, always addressed to Ariella of JVTB. The kindly mentor of Purdue will always hold a cherished place in the hearts of everyone in my family.

I was sorry to learn that Dr. Feldhusen had passed away. JFF, as he was known to many in the Gifted Education Resource Institute in the mid-1980s, expected much of his graduate students--and almost always got it! His high standards and tacit belief in our ability to succeed are a priceless legacy.

May he rest in peace.

My deepest sympathy to the whole family! It is really difficult to lose a loved one and to have both of your parents gone is additionally hard. My wishes are for great memories and opportunities to share those with family.
(I am a high school classmate of Jeanne, Joann Wilson, back then.)

I first met Dr. Feldhusen at NAGC during my first year as a doctoral student. I was sitting outside of the ballroom, waiting for a friend and trying to remember where I put my lunch ticket. Dr. Feldhusen came up to me and asked if I were going to lunch? I admitted that I had forgotten my lunch ticket; he told me that he and his friend were not going to use theirs, so he gave them to me. My friend and I went to lunch as "John Feldhusen" and "Julian Stanley." I will never forget his kind and...

My condolences to John's family and to his vast network of friends, colleagues, and former students. In 1977 I was one of John's first doctoral students in gifted education (along with Penny Kolloff and Ann Robinson). As a young graduate student I was initially awed by my major professor, but quickly learned that John was unfailingly supportive and encouraging to his students. He also extended his encouragement to others' students and to colleagues, and was particularly active in...

John took my work seriously when few others did. An open minded, thoughtful, and forward thinking scholar, he leaves a legacy of good work.

Dr. Feldhusen was my doctoral advisor and mentor. I first met him in 1994 during the Asia Pacific Conference in gifted education in Seoul Korea. There I told him that I wanted to study at Purdue and he kindly sent me all materials I need to submit. I still remember his gentle gestures and a warm tone of voice explaining his Purdue programs.

I talked to him on the phone in 2005 and he wanted to talk about a joint publication with me. He was a true scholar and a pioneer in the field...

Dear family members,

John Feldhusen was one of our field's giants. Although it was more than 30 years ago, I remember the day A. Harry Passow introduced us. The genuine warmth and welcome into the field from John, a scholar from another university, had a profound effect on me. He continued to mentor -even those of us who were never formally his student. I would guess that every author was offered growth from his encouragement as an editor and most schoolchildren have benefitted...