Background
Tharp, Martha Papo was born on November 19, 1933 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Daughter of Moraciah and Eleanor (Krause) Papo.
Tharp, Martha Papo was born on November 19, 1933 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Daughter of Moraciah and Eleanor (Krause) Papo.
Bachelor, University Michigan, 1955. Master of Arts, University Colorado, 1989.
Reporter, Ann Arbor (Michigan) News, 1955-1956; reporter, Pueblo (Colorado) Chieftan, 1956-1958; free-lance writer, The Denver Post, 1965-1968; reporter, Denver Catholic Register, 1969-1971; staff assistant, United States Senator Floyd Haskell, Denver, 1973-1974; staff assistant, Governor Richard Lamm, Denver, 1974-1976; director public relations, Western Interstate Commission Higher Education, Boulder, Colorado, 1976-1978; research assistant, Los Angeles Times, Denver, 1978-1981; managing editor, Littleton (Colorado) Indiana, 1981-1985; associate professor, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, since 1985. Lecturer South Dakot State University, Brookings, 1984-1985. Consultant Center Indiana Journalism, Bratislava, Slovakia, 1993-1994.
Member Society Professional Journalists (president Colorado chapter 1991).
Married Kenneth L. Tharp, November 9, 1958. Children: James Micah, Ronald Wade, Anne-Lenore Moradian.