Blanton-Peale Timeline
| 1935 | Blanton and Peale meet, informal working relationship begins |
| 1937 | Clinic organized in the basement of Marble Collegiate Church |
| 1935-1950 | The Religio-Psychiatric Clinic |
| 1951-1971 | The American Foundation of Religion and Psychiatry |
| 1951 | One week seminar to train clergy |
| 1952 | First summer pastoral counseling training conference
Series of weekly lectures during the academic year |
| 1953 | New York State licenses the Clinic as an out-patient mental health Clinic |
| 1954 | The Academy of Religion and Mental Health formed as an Academic wing |
| 1955 | Fred Kuether appointed first Director of Training First full time pastoral counseling residency training |
| 1958-1961 | First three year residency with graduation in 1961 |
| 1961 | Child Guidance Unit added |
| 1962 | Marriage and Family Counseling added |
| 1963 | First International Conference of Pastoral Counselors sponsored by AFRP in which the American Association of Pastoral Counselors was created (AAPC) |
| 1964 | MFT residency endorsed by the Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AMFT) Pastoral Care Training established |
| 1966 | Smiley Blanton passes away |
| 1967 | Donald Smith appointed Director |
| 1968 | Blanton-Peale Graduate Institute established and granted an Absolute Charter by the New York State Board of Regents PP residency provisionally accredited by the American Association of Pastoral Counselors |
| 1969 | PP residency granted full accreditation by the AAPC |
| 1971 | Fred Kuether passes away |
| 1972 | The American Foundation of Religion and Psychiatry with its Clinic and Blanton-Peale Graduate Institute merged with The Academy of Religion and Mental Health with its Journal of Religion and Health to form the Institutes of Religion and Health (IRH) |
| 1976-1978 | Phil Baker - Director IRH |
| 1978-1983 | Merrill Clark - Director IRH |
| 1983-1990 | Roger Plantikow – Director IRH and Director of Training |
| 1988-1989 | Jim Wyrtzen named Director of Training |
| 1990-1998 | Anne Impellizzeri – President and CEO, IRH |
| 1993 | Norman Vincent Peale passes away |
| 1996 | Name changes to the Blanton-Peale Institute |
| 1998-2003 | Holly Johnson – President and CEO, BPI |
| 2004-2008 | Kathryn Madden – President and CEO, BPI |
| 2007 | Blanton-Peale 70th Anniversary! |
| 2008 | Ruth Stafford Peale passes away |
| 2009-2010 | David Leeming – President, BPI |
| 2010 | Rev. Paul Bradley – President and CEO, BPI |
