Background
Fields, Kent Thomas was born on July 3, 1937 in Snyder, Texas, United States. Son of Hollis Hubert and Ruth Evelyn (Thomas) Fields.
Fields, Kent Thomas was born on July 3, 1937 in Snyder, Texas, United States. Son of Hollis Hubert and Ruth Evelyn (Thomas) Fields.
Bachelor of Business Administration, North Texas State University, 1959. Master of Public Administration, University Texas, 1964. Doctor of Philosophy, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University, 1977.
Staff auditor Main, Lafrentz & Company, Certified Public Accountant's, Odessa, Texas, 1963-1964. Senior auditor Squyres, Johnson & Squyres, Certified Public Accountant's, Tyler, 1964. Internal auditor, systems consultant The Coastal Corporation, Corpus Christi, 1965-1969.
Systems analyst Session Border Controllers, Inc. subsidiary International Business Machines Corporation, Harrison, New York, 1969-1970. Controller Lancelot Homes, Inc., Fort Worth, 1971. Assistant professor Texas Agricultural and Industrial University, Kingsville, 1971-1974.
Lecturer Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University, College Station, 1974-1976. Assistant professor University Houston, Clear Lake City, 1976-1977, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, 1978-1984. Associate professor accounting Auburn (Alabama) University, since 1984.
Member mayor/President's Commission on the Needs of Women, Baton Rouge. Member American Institute Certified Public Accountant's, American Accounting Association.
Married Jo Ann Doran, December 26, 1959 (divorced July 1970). Children: Lisa Paige, Sean Kent. Married Nancy Carroll Morris, November 16, 1970.