Background
Docking, Thomas Robert was born on August 10, 1954 in Lawrence, Kansas, United States. Son of Robert Blackwell and Meredith (Gear) Docking.
Docking, Thomas Robert was born on August 10, 1954 in Lawrence, Kansas, United States. Son of Robert Blackwell and Meredith (Gear) Docking.
University of Kansas (Bachelor of Arts, 1976. Master of Business Administration, 1980. Juris Doctor, 1980). Lieutenant Governor, State of Kansas, 1983-1986.
Associate Regan & McGannon, Wichita, Kansas, 1980-1982, partner, 1983-1990, Ayesh, Docking, Herd & Theis, Wichita, 1990, Morris, Laing, Evans, Brock & Kennedy, Wichita, since 1990. Lieutenant governor State of Kansas, Topeka, 1983-1987. Democratic nominee for Governor of Kansas, 1986.
Chairman advisory board Docking Institute Public Affairs, Fort Hays State University.
Member steering committee Campaign Kansas. Chairman campaign committee College Liberal Arts and Science, 1988—1991. Trustee Emporia State University School Business.
Chairman Wichita Water Conservation Task Force, since 1991. Member Wichita/Brookes Water Task Force, 1997. Board governors University Kansas School Law, 1998—2000.
Co-chair University Kansas capital Campaign, since 2011. Board directors Kansas Easter Seals-Goodwill Industries, 1987—1993, chairman 1989 Telethon, vice-chair, 1991—1993. Board directors Wichita Convention and Visitors Bureau, 1988—2002, St. Francis Foundation, 1988—1994, Wichita Downtown Development Corporation, since 2001, Finance Fitness Foundation, since 1999.
Chairman allocation committee United Way of the Plains, 2003, board directors, since 2004, vice chairman, 2006, chairman, 2007—2008. Member American Bar Association, Kansas Bar Association, Pi Sigma Alpha, Beta Gamma Sigma, Beta Theta Pi.
Married Jill Sadowsky, June 18, 1977. Children: Brian Thomas, Margery Meredith.