Kenneth Roy Thompson

Background

Thompson, Kenneth Roy was born on February 8, 1948 in Elgin, Illinois, United States. Son of Glen Edward and Margaret Lydia Thompson.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Elmhurst College, 1970; Master of Business Administration, Northern Illinois U., 1972; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Nebraska, 1977.

Career

Instructor of management and finance, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, 1972-1975; instructor of management, U. Nebraska, Lincoln, 1976-1977; assistant professor, U. Notre Dame, Indiana, 1977-1984; assistant professor, U. Arkansas, Fayetteville, 1984; director center for management and executive development, U. Arkansas, Fayetteville, 1985-1986; department chairman management, DePaul University, Chicago, 1986-1993; associate professor, DePaul University, Chicago, 1986-1998; professor, DePaul University, Chicago, since 1998. Consultant in quality management, since 1977.

Achievements

• Kenneth Roy Thompson has been listed as a noteworthy Management educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Lead senior examiner state quality awards Lincoln Foundation, Chicago, since 1997, examiner, 1996. Member Academy Management (director publication relations 1989-1997, teaching effectiveness task force since 1996, local arrangement chair since 1998), Midwest Academy Management (chair board directors 1995-1996, president 1990-1991, board directors 1992-1998), Delta Mu Delta.

Interests

• Avocations: railroad travel, civil war reenactment, snow skiing, sailing.

Connections

Married Ann Marie Wesley, June 7, 1980. Children: Tracey Katherine, Wesley Graham.

Father:

Glen Edward Thompson

Mother:

Margaret Lydia Thompson

Spouse:

Ann Marie Wesley

child:

Wesley Graham Thompson

child:

Tracey Katherine Thompson