John William Thomas

Background

Thomas, John William was born on March 25, 1918 in Spanish Fork, Utah, United States. Son of John Banks and Kate A. (Tolhurst) Thomas.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Utah State University, 1940; postgraduate, University of Wisconsin, 1940-1941; Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell Univercity, 1946.

Career

Research associate, National Defense Research Commission, Evanston, Illinois, 1942-1945; dairy husbandman, Dairy Cattle Research/USDA, Beltsville, Maryland., 1946-1960; professor, Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1960-1987; professor emeritus, Michigan State University, East Lansing, since 1987; consultant, East Lansing, since 1987.

Achievements

• John William Thomas has been listed as a noteworthy dairy sciences educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society Animal Science. Member American Dairy Science Association (recipient Outstanding Nutrition Research award 1953, Bordon award 1974), American Institute Nutrition.

Interests

• Avocations: photography, gardening, skiing.

Connections

Married Carolyn Mae Palmer, January 6, 1945. Children: Linda, John, Barbara, Christopher.

Father:

John Banks Thomas

Mother:

Kate A. (Tolhurst) Thomas

Spouse:

Carolyn Mae Palmer

child:

Barbara Thomas

child:

John Thomas

child:

Christopher Thomas

child:

Linda Thomas