The Denver Psychoanalytic Institute achieved full Institute status by unanimous vote of the Fellows of the Board on Professional Standards at the Board Meeting held on April 26, 1972, in Dallas.
The Committee on New Training Facilities, chaired by Dr. Homer C. Curtis, had reported at the December 1971 meeting of the Board on the steady progress made by the Denver program, which had reached Provisional Institute status in 1969, and had advised the Board that full status might be anticipated in 1972. At the May meeting, Dr. Curtis reported that a site-visit was paid to Denver on April 22 and 23 of this year. On the basis of this site-visit and the long years of solid collaboration between the Denver program and the Committee on New Training Facilities, Dr. Curtis and his Committee were happy to recommend the bestowing of full Institute status, citing the Denver experience as “a model for future training program development.”
The Fellows of the Board approved Dr. Curtis' recommendation by acclaim and with spontaneous applause. In the enthusiasm of the moment it was suggested that the Denver representatives be immediately accorded full voting privileges as Fellows of the Board. To comply with the requirements of the By-Laws, a letter was promptly prepared giving the representatives of the Denver Institute formal written notice of their newly recognized status, a step which is necessary before the Fellows can be seated. With this formality taken care of before the afternoon session, the Denver Fellows were able to participate in the remaining deliberations of the Board.
The Denver Institute becomes the 22nd accredited Institute in the American Psychoanalytic Association.