Background
II, Harry Floyd Thompson, was born on March 3, 1953 in Albany, New York, United States. Son of Harry Floyd Senior and Mae Catherine (Bush) T.
educational association administrator
II, Harry Floyd Thompson, was born on March 3, 1953 in Albany, New York, United States. Son of Harry Floyd Senior and Mae Catherine (Bush) T.
Bachelor in English, Houghton College, New York, 1975. Master of Arts in American Studies, Baylor University, 1977. Master of Arts in Teaching English, Colgate University, 1979.
Master of Arts in English, University Rochester, 1981. Doctor of Philosophy in English, University South Dakota, 2000.
Teacher Greenwich High School, 1977, Ticonderoga High School, 1977—1978. Instructor University Rochester, New York, 1979—1981. Lecturer Winthrop College, Rock Hill, South Carolina, 1981—1982.
Instructor Augustana College, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, since 1984, archivist, 1984—1987, curator research collections, managing editor book publications, since 1987, Dakota Conference Director, 1989—2010, director research collections and publications, 1999—2009. Executive director Center Western Studies, Augustana College, since 2009. Workshop instructor; presenter in field.
Board trustees South Dakota State History Society, Pierre, 1989-2004, advisory board, national history publications and records commission, since 1989, vice president, 1998-2004. Board directors Frontier Heritage Alliance, Sheridan, Wyoming, 1998-2002, Nordland Heritage Foundation, Sioux Falls, since 1992, Sioux Falls Board Preservation, 2000-2006. Conference director Dakota History Conference, Sioux Falls, since 1990.
Project director History of the Arts in South Dakota, Sioux Falls, 1986-1989. Board education Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Sioux Falls, 1992-1993. Advisory council Minnesota Public Radio, Sioux Falls, 1994-1995.
Archives advisory council Evangelical Lutheran Church in American, 1998-2001. Member Western Literature Association, Society of America Archivists, Midwest Archives Conference.
Married Ronelle Kay Hildebrandt, December 24, 1976. Children: Clarissa Mae, Harry Floyd III.