Clifton C. Thompson

Background

Thompson, Clifton C. was born on August 16, 1939 in Franklin, Tennessee, United States. Son of Clifton C. and Ruby M. (Moore) Thompson.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Middle Tennessee State University, 1961; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Mississippi, 1964.

Career

Assistant professor, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1965; assistant professor, Marshall U., Huntington, West Virginia, 1965-1966; associate professor, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, 1966-1968; associate professor, Memphis State University, 1968-1974; professor of chemistry, department head, dean College Science and Mathematics, director Center forSci. Research, associate vice president for graduate studies and research, S.W. Missouri State University, Springfield, 1974-1996; professor emeritus, S.W. Missouri State University, Springfield, since 1996; professor of chemistry, Center Michigan U., Mount Pleasant, since 1996. Research associate University Texas, Austin, 1964-1965.

Research Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1968. Consultant Mid-South Research Associations, Memphis, 1969-1971. Member medical technical review committee National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Science, Chicago, 1974-1980.

Achievements

• Clifton C. Thompson has been listed as a noteworthy Chemistry educator, university administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member health care committee Springfield Chamber of Commerce, 1978-1979, member economics development committee, 1983-1989. Board directors United Hebrew Congregation, Springfield, 1983-1986, United Hebrew Foundation, Inc., 1994-1996. Member American Chemical Society, Royal Society Chemistry, Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi.

Connections

Married Sarah Ellen Gaunt, December, 1978. Children: Brenda Kay, Victoria Lea.

Father:

Clifton C. Thompson

Mother:

Ruby M. (Moore) Thompson

Spouse:

Sarah Ellen Gaunt

child:

Brenda Kay Thompson

child:

Victoria Lea Thompson