Colleen Bridget Thornton

Background

Thornton, Colleen Bridget was born on February 25, 1948 in Tupper Lake, New York, United States. Daughter of Bernard Cornelius and Carrie Frances (Griffin) Purdy.

Education

Bachelor, State University of New York, Potsdam, 1970. Master, State University of New York, Potsdam, 1971. Doctor, Boston University, 1976.

Career

Professor mathematics, Kean College New Jersey, 1978-1987; executive vice president, Marble Corporation, Chicago, since 1991.

Achievements

• Colleen Bridget Thornton has been listed as a noteworthy Investment management executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Treasurer, finance chairman League of Women Voters, Lake Forest, 1987-1991. Treasurer Women's Republican Club, Lake Forest, 1991-1994, Lake Forest Symphony Guild, since 1994.

Interests

• Avocations: reading, bicycling, cultural events, philosophy.

Connections

Married Theodore Kean Thornton, June 23, 1974. Children: T. McKinley, Alastair G.

Father:

Bernard Cornelius Purdy

Mother:

Carrie Frances (Griffin) Purdy

Spouse:

Theodore Kean Thornton

child:

Alastair G. Thornton

child:

T. McKinley Thornton