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Thomson, Jean Basehore was born on September 1, 1947 in Meadville, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of Wilmer John and Olive Mae (Agnew) Basehore.
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Jean Basehore Thomson, American English educator. Danforth Foundation associate, 1981. Chair children's programming Friends of Mount Pleasant Public Library., 1980-1981; board directors Mount Pleasant Technical Architecture Group Association, 1986-1987; public relations chair Henry Company Habitat for Humanity, since 1994. Member National Council Teachers English, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Tau Delta.
Education
Bachelor, Allegheny College, 1969; Master of Arts, U. Iowa, 1972; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Iowa, 1978.
Career
Part-time instructor, Des Moines Area Community College, Ankeny, Iowa., 1975-1976; part-time instructor, Iowa Wesleyan College, Mount Pleasant, 1978-1979; assistant Professor of English, Iowa Wesleyan College, Mount Pleasant, 1979-1984; associate Professor of English, Iowa Wesleyan College, Mount Pleasant, 1984-1991; Professor of English, chair division language and literature, Iowa Wesleyan College, Mount Pleasant, since 1991.
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Chair children's programming Friends of Mount Pleasant Public Library., 1980-1981. Board directors Mount Pleasant Technical Architecture Group Association, 1986-1987. Public relations chair Henry Company Habitat for Humanity, since 1994.
Member National Council Teachers English, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Tau Delta.
Connections
Married William Kent Thomson, December 21, 1970. Children: Emily, Sarah, Andrea, Nathaniel.
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Presbyterian -
Political Party
Democrat