Kent LuRoy Thornburg

Background

Thornburg, Kent LuRoy was born on July 11, 1945 in Brownsville, Texas, United States. Son of Hubert L. and F. Vivian (Hickman) Thornburg.

Education

Bachelor, George Fox College, 1967; Master of Arts, Oregon State University, 1970; Doctor of Philosophy, Oregon State University, 1972.

Career

Postdoctoral fellow Medical School, U. Oregon, Portland, 1971-1973; instructor, U. Oregon, Portland, 1973-1975; instructor, U. Oregon, Eugene, 1971; assistant professor, Oregon health Sciences U., Portland, 1975-1979; associate professor, Oregon health Sciences U., Portland, 1979-1987; professor physiology, Oregon health Sciences U., Portland, since 1987; honorary professor, U. Manchester, England, 1989-1990. Member fetal physiology commission International Union Physiological Sciences, since 1994.

Achievements

• Kent LuRoy Thornburg has been listed as a noteworthy Physiologist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

President American Heart Association Oregon, Portland, 1991-1992.

Interests

• Avocation: photography.

Connections

Married Jeanie Louise Cronrath. Children: Brandon, Penny.

Father:

Hubert L. Thornburg

Mother:

F. Vivian (Hickman) Thornburg

Spouse:

Jeanie Louise Cronrath

child:

Penny Thornburg

child:

Brandon Thornburg