1931
Born to Benjamin deForest Buel Hammett and Harriet Cowles Hammett Graham in Los Angeles, CA.
1947
Becomes an Eagle Scout.
1957
Earns a Bachelor of Science from Stanford University.
1957
Marries Ruth Marie Finstrom on June 18.
1965
Is a staff psychologist at the Children’s Psychiatric Center in Butner, NC, until 1967.
1968
Earns a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
1968
Is a senior psychologist and director of research at the VA Treatment Center for Children in Richmond, VA, until 1971.
1968
Teaches as an assistant professor of child psychiatry at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA, until 1971.
1969
Serves as 1st Lieutenant in the Civil Air Patrol.
1972
Begins privately practicing clinical psychology in Palo Alto, CA, and continues to do so until 1992.
1980
Is an affiliate staff member at O’Connor Hospital in San Jose, CA, until 1984.
1980
Teaches as an instructor of psychology at the Western Graduate School of Psychology until 1987.
1982
Is vice president of the board of directors of the Mental Research Institute in Palo Alto, CA, until 1983.
1983
Is president of the board of directors of the Mental Research Institute in Palo Alto, CA, until 1985.
1987
Is a contributor to the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco, CA, and currently maintains this role.
1990
Is treasurer of the board of directors of the Mental Research Institute in Palo Alto, CA, until 1992.
1992
Is a research psychologist until 1993.
1992
Is a research associate of the Mental Research Institute in Palo Alto, CA.
1993
Is a member of the board of directors of the Western Graduate School of Psychology until 1997.
2013
Receives the Avenidas Lifetimes of Achievement Award, a joint award he received with his wife, Ruth Finstrom Hammett, from Palo Alto, CA.