Kenneth Wayne Thompson

Background

Thompson, Kenneth Wayne was born on December 27, 1952 in Spirit Lake, Iowa, United States. Son of Floyd Adelbert and Betty Lou Thompson.

Education

Bachelor, U. Northern Iowa, 1975; Master of Arts, U. Northern Iowa, 1985; Doctor of Philosophy, Iowa State University, 1991.

Career

Teacher, Marshalltown (Iowa) Community Schools, 1975-1980, 81-88; graduate assistant, U. Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, 1980-1981; graduate teaching assistant, Iowa State University, Ames, 1988-1991; assistant professor science, Emporia (Kansas) State University, since 1991. Consultant textbook reviewer Macmillan Public, Columbus, Ohio, 1989-1991.

Achievements

• Kenneth Wayne Thompson has been listed as a noteworthy Earth science educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member National Science Teachers Association, National Association Research in Science Technology, National Earth Science Teachers Association, Association Education of Teachers of Science, Iowa Academy Science, Kansas Association Teachers of Science, Council Elementary Science International, Phi Delta Kappa.

Connections

Married Deborah Alice Klein, August 9, 1975. Children: Seth Tyler (deceased), Tyler John.

Father:

Floyd Adelbert Thompson

Mother:

Betty Lou Thompson

Spouse:

Deborah Alice Klein

child:

Tyler John Thompson

child:

Seth Tyler Thompson