Background
Thomas, Arthur Lawrence was born on September 11, 1931 in Ithaca, New York, United States. Son of Charles Kenneth and Carolyn Newcomb (Pomeroy) Thomas.
Thomas, Arthur Lawrence was born on September 11, 1931 in Ithaca, New York, United States. Son of Charles Kenneth and Carolyn Newcomb (Pomeroy) Thomas.
Bachelor, Cornell University, 1952. Master of Business Administration, Cornell University, 1956. Doctor of Philosophy, University Michigan, 1963.
Professor accounting University Oregon, Eugene, 1968-1969, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, 1969-1976. Harmon Whittington professor Rice University, Houston, 1977-1980. Arthur Young Distinguished professor University Kansas, Lawrence, 1980-1987, professor emeritus, since 1987.
Proprietor Quantrill Software.
Served with United States Air Force, 1952-1954. Member American Certified Public Accountants Institute, Accounting Researchers International Association, American Accounting Association.
Married Mary Eliza Taylor, August 16, 1958. Children– Robin Catherine, Susan Margaret, Stephen James.