A study investigated the personality factors that could characterize successful performance in the educational linker role of establishing linkages between research and development and the science classroom. Results supported the hypothesized similarity of the linker personality to those of engineers, school superintendents, and business executives. In addition, the linker personality was found to be different, as hypothesized, from that of researchers, but not as different from teachers as expected. It was concluded that there is a distinctive personality for the emergent educational linker role and was suggested that expression of this personality guides the successful accomplishment of the linking process. Finally, linker ability and effectiveness were related to the personality assessments, and educational policy issues were addressed. (JN)