Background
Thomas, Ronald Robert was born on January 29, 1949 in Orange, New Jersey, United States. Son of Robert Louis and Doris Josephine (Rambo) Thomas.
Thomas, Ronald Robert was born on January 29, 1949 in Orange, New Jersey, United States. Son of Robert Louis and Doris Josephine (Rambo) Thomas.
Bachelor in English, Wheaton College, 1971. Master of Arts in English and American Literature, Brandeis University, 1978. Doctor of Philosophy in English and American Literature, Brandeis University, 1983.
Assistant professor English literature University Chicago, 1982-1990. Associate professor Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut, 1990—2003, chairman department English, 1993—2003, chief of staff, vice president, 1998—2001, acting pre., 2001—2002. President University Puget Sound, Tacoma, since 2003.
Member Modern Language Association, Dickens Society, Society for Study of Narrative Literature, Northeast Victorian Association, Interdisciplinary 19th-Century Studies Association, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Mary Domingo, June 15, 1991.