Kenneth McColl Dimick

Kenneth McColl Dimick

a Ball State University Emeritus Professor of psychology, author and long time private practice psychologist in Anderson, Indiana died, on May 5, 2015, from complications due to Alzheimer's disease. He was 77 years old and had lived in Indianapolis since retiring from Ball State in 1999. He was preceded in death by his brother Donald G. Dimick and by his parents Roland and Mary Dimick.

Dr. Dimick was born in Corvallis, Oregon on June 27, 1937.  He was a graduate of Corvallis High School where he was a member of the varsity football team and sports editor of the high school newspaper. He received his bachelor's and master's degrees in education from Oregon State University and his doctoral degree from the University of Arizona. He was a member of Sigma Delta Chi journalism honorary and Phi Delta Kappa and Kappa Delta Pi education honoraries. He was also a member of Delta Upsilon social fraternity.

He began his teaching career in the Oregon public schools as a teacher, counselor and coach. After completing his doctoral degree he remained at the University of Arizona as an assistant professor. He came to Ball State in 1966 and worked at the university as a professor and as a psychologist. He and his family spent six semesters living in Europe while he taught on United States Air Force bases in England, Germany, Greece and Italy.

Dr. Dimick was a member of the United States Navy Reserve.  His duty took him on a cruise around Cape Horn with ports of call in Panama, Chile and Brazil. He was honorably discharged as a radar man petty officer.

Dr. Dimick is survived by the love of his life, his wife, Janice, whom he met at a fraternity/sorority dinner party in college.  The couple celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in 2009. He is also survived by his sister, Anne Chaimov (Alan) of Corvallis, Oregon. He also leaves children Julia "Jill" Dimick (Tom Davis) and Dr. Jeffrey Dimick (Akiko), grandchildren Meg and Ken Dimick, Scott (Carol), Grant and Ashley Davis and great grandchildren Claire and Luke Davis.

It was his wish that gifts in his remembrance be in the form of taking a child to a ball game or buying a child a flower to plant in the woods. Tell the children that a man who loved nature, kids and sports has died.