Background
Thornton, Mary Elizabeth was born on March 2, 1920 in Fort Belvoir, Virginia, United States. Daughter of Alexander Palmer and Rose Giovanni (Perry) Kelly.
Thornton, Mary Elizabeth was born on March 2, 1920 in Fort Belvoir, Virginia, United States. Daughter of Alexander Palmer and Rose Giovanni (Perry) Kelly.
AB, Goucher College, 1941; AM, University of Michigan, 1951; AM, University of Michigan, 1967; Doctor of Philosophy, Florida State University, 1972.
Assistant professor, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio., 1975-1982; associate professor, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio., 1982-1989; professor, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio., since 1989.
Married Robert Lee Thornton, December 6, 1941. Children: Mary Elizabeth, Alix Lee, John Kelly, Sally Fredrick.
