Background
Thomason, Phillip Brian was born on December 12, 1949 in Shawmut, Alabama, United States. Son of Earl Marchel and Margaret Evelyn (Wall) Thomason.
Thomason, Phillip Brian was born on December 12, 1949 in Shawmut, Alabama, United States. Son of Earl Marchel and Margaret Evelyn (Wall) Thomason.
Bachelor of Arts Montevallo, 1972. Master of Hispanic Studies, Auburn University, 1975. Doctor of Philosophy, University Kentucky, 1987.
Spanish teacher Kendrick High School, Muscogee County Schools, Columbus, Georgia, 1972-1974;
graduate teaching assistant, instructor, Auburn (Alabama) U., 1974-1975, 82;
instructor economics and Spanish, Marion (Alabama) Military Institute, 1975-1981;
graduate teaching assistant, director Spanish House, U. Alabama, Tuscaloosa, 1981;
graduate teaching assistant, U. Kentucky, Lexington, 1982-1986;
instructor Spanish, Asbury College, Wilmore, Kentucky, 1986;
associate professor Spanish, Pepperdine U., Malibu, California, since 1986;
language division coordinator, Pepperdine U., Malibu, California, 1992-1995. Advisory county Control States Conference on Language Teaching, 1991, Foreign Language Alliance of Southern California. Director language program Madrid.
Presenter in field.
Deacon Church of Christ, Thousand Oaks, California, 1988-1992, Camarillo, California. Member American Association Teachers Spanish and Portuguese, Modern Language Association (grant for professional development), Southwest Conference on Language Teaching (advisory council 1989-1991), California Foreign Language Teachers Association, Society of Seven Sages, Adult Children of Alcoholics, Sigma Delta Pi.
Married Cathy Lea Ray, August 19, 1972. 1 child, Brian Michael.