Gerald E. Thompson

Background

Thompson, Gerald E. was born on November 27, 1947 in Oakland, California, United States. Son of Norman J. and Margaret L. Thompson.

Education

Bachelor, U. Arizona, 1969; Master of Arts, U. Arizona, 1972; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Arizona, 1978.

Career

Editorial assistant, Arizona and the West, Tucson, 1975-1977; assistant editor, Arizona and the West, 1977-1978; assistant professor of history, U. Toledo, 1978-1983; associate professor, U. Toledo, 1983-1988; professor, U. Toledo, since 1988; editor, The Historian, Toledo, 1983-1990. History consultant Mescalero Apache Tribe, various publications. Humanities lecturer U. Toledo, 1993-1994.

Visiting associate professor department history U. Arizona, summer 1984. Instructor Pima College, fall 1977.

Achievements

• Gerald E. Thompson has been listed as a noteworthy Historian, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • The Army and the Navajo: The Bosque Redondo Reservation Experiment, 1863-1868

    (The Bosque Redondo Reservation Experiment - 1863-1868.)

  • The Army and the Navajo. the Bosque Redondo Reservation Experiment. 1863-1868

Membership

Counselor Arizona Department Corrections, 1970-1971. Served with Arizona National Guard, 1969-1975. Member American History Association, Western History Association, National Association Scholars, Society California Pioneers, Organisation American Historians, Arizona History Society, Ohio Academy History (publications awards committee 1982-1983), Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Alpha Theta (historian 1983-1990, merit achievement award 1989).

Connections

Married Margaret H. Hood, June 6, 1970.

Father:

Norman J. Thompson

Mother:

Margaret L. Thompson

Spouse:

Margaret H. Hood