Background
Thompson, Robert Douglas was born on April 2, 1944 in Van Wert, Ohio, United States. Son of Ernest Clinton and Gertrude Marcele (McBride) Thompson.
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Thompson, Robert Douglas was born on April 2, 1944 in Van Wert, Ohio, United States. Son of Ernest Clinton and Gertrude Marcele (McBride) Thompson.
Bachelor of Science summa cum laude, Huntington College, 1966; Master of Arts, Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1967; student, Wright State University, 1974-1990; student, Bowling Green State University, 1984; student, University Dayton, 1985.
Office secretary United Brethren in Christ Denomination Church, Huntington, Indiana, 1963—1966. Graduate research assistant Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1966—1967. Instructor Wright State University Lake Campus, Celina, Ohio, 1976, 1993—1997, Tri Star Career Compact, Celina, 1984—1996.
Partner Thompson Painting and Carpentry, Rockford, Ohio, 1969—1995. Teacher, department head, technical coordinator St. Henry Consolidated Local Schools, 1967—1997. Assistant vice president, branch manager Peoples Bank Company, Rockford, since 1997.
Board directors, president, vice president Oscar Figert Guidance Clinic, 1972-1975. President Mercer County Mental Health Clinic, 1975. Finance chairman Coldwater United Methodist Church, 1982-1990, 2000-2005, chairman administrative board, 1994-1999, lay leader, since 1998.
Solicitor Coldwater Combined Charities, 1982, 85. PRIDE evaluation service representative State Department Education, 1973, 78. Troop treasurer Coldwater area Boy Scouts American, 1989-1992.
Member office technical advisory board Wright State University-Lake Campus, Celina, Ohio, since 1991. General chairperson Rockford Combined Charities, 1997-2001. Executive officer Rockford Citizen Crime Awareness, since 1998.
Trustee Shanes Park, since 1999, Rockford Carnegie Library., since 1999, vice president 2001, president 2002. President Leota Braun Charitable Foundation, Inc., since 2002, Rockford Area Development Corporation, since 2006. Member National Education Association, American Vocational Association, Business Professional American (advisor 1973-1997, star advisor and honor advisor award), Ohio Business Teachers Association (state executive board 1976-1977, 93-98, state convention chairman 1995, We.
Ohio Business Teacher of Year award 1983, 91, 95, Teacher Year award, 1995, Editor of Publications 1996-1998), Ohio Education Association, St. Henry Education Association (local president 1970-1972), Wabash Valley Dartball Association (secretary 1978-1979, 87-88), Rockford Chamber of Commerce (treasurer since 1998), Lions (Rockford chapter vice president 2001-2004, treasurer since 2004), Delta Pi Epsilon.
Married Gail Joyce Knudson. Children: Linda Marie Temple, Cheryl Elizabeth Christensen, Mark Robert.