Joel Edward Thompson

Background

Thompson, Joel Edward was born on September 8, 1954 in Painesville, Ohio, United States. Son of Ernest Allan and Helen Eleanor (Goos) Thompson.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Ohio State University, 1976. Doctor of Philosophy, Michigan State University, 1982.

Career

Staff accountant, Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler Peat Marwick, Cleveland, 1976-1977; graduate assistant, Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1978-1982; assistant professor, Ohio State University, Columbus, 1982-1988; associate professor, Northern Michigan U., Marquette, 1988-1996; professor, Northern Michigan U., Marquette, since 1996.

Achievements

• Joel Edward Thompson has been listed as a noteworthy accounting educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, American Accounting Association, Marquette County History Society, Academy Accounting Historians, Institute Management Accountants (board directors Michigan Upper Peninsula chapter since 1989).

Interests

• Avocations: house restoration, fishing, cross-country skiing, coaching girls' softball.

Connections

Married Barbara Joan Lake, June 11, 1977. Children: Lisa Anne, Audrey Lynn.

Father:

Ernest Allan Thompson

Mother:

Helen Eleanor (Goos) Thompson

Spouse:

Barbara Joan Lake

child:

Lisa Anne Thompson

child:

Audrey Lynn Thompson