Background
Parmley was born in Scofield, Utah. His father was killed in the Scofield Mine disaster in that town in 1900.
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Thomas Parmley
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Parmley received his bachelor"s degree from the University of Utah and his Doctor of Philosophy from Cornell University.
Career
He served as chairman of the UofU"s physics department from 1957 to 1963. Prior to joining the faculty of the University of Utah, Parmley was involved in cyclotron research at the University of California, Berkeley. While there he was the lead author of the paper "The Radioactives of some high-mass isotopes of Cobalt"
He served for 13 years on the General Board of the Deseret Sunday School Union.
Among Parmley"s students at the University of Utah were Don Lind and prominent cardiac surgeon and Latter- Day Saints (Mormons) Apostle Russell M. Nelson.
One of the main physics lecture halls at the University of Utah is named after him as is a scholarship. Although Parmley retired from formal teaching in 1980, his zeal for learning and expanding the minds of young people persisted though his whole life.
He appreciated science, learning, and discovery, but his true passion was for teaching and helping young students experience the excitement of learning and discovery. His influence continues today in those who knew his kindness, generosity, faith and his amazing enthusiasm for life and learning.
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Religion
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints