Guy Allen Thompson

Background

Thompson,, Guy Allen was born on May 31, 1931 in Rosedale, Mississippi, United States. Son of Guy Allen and Mona Louise (Chaney) Thompson.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Mississippi State University, 1953. Doctor of Philosophy, California Institute Technology, Pasadena, 1959.

Career

Instructor department biochemistry University Washington, Seattle, 1962-1963, assistant professor, 1963-1967. Associate professor, department botany University Texas, Austin, 1967-1974, professor, department botany, 1974-2000, chairman department botany, 1996-1999, professor emeritus, since 2000. Member review panels for grants National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, 1980, National Science Foundation, Washington, 1982-1986, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, 1987, Department of Energy, Washington, 1993.

Politics

The diversity inside the Church should be respected and supported. Open debate within the Church on certain political and social issues should be encouraged.

Views

There are different understandings about the Bible's authority in our lives. The task of every believer is to use different Bible translations and commentaries in order to discover the word of God.

Membership

1st lieutenant United States Air Force, 1953-1955, Japan. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Chemical Society, Society of Protozool.

(nominating committee), American Society Plant Physiologists, American Society Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.

Interests

• Hiking, gardening.

Connections

Married Eileen Mary Wood, September 24, 1960. Children: Sarah Marie Macklin, Gillian Louise Verga, Jeremy James Thompson.

Father:

Guy Allen Thompson,

Mother:

Mona Louise (Chaney) Thompson,

Spouse:

Eileen Mary Wood

child:

Sarah Marie Macklin Thompson,

child:

Jeremy James Thompson Thompson,

child:

Gillian Louise Verga Thompson,