Thomas Raymond Wellock

Background

Thomas Wellock was born on February 17, 1959 in Trumbull, Connecticut, United States; the son of Raymond Wellock, a television repairman, and Edith (Ambrose) Wellock, a secretary.

Education

Thomas Wellock received a Bachelor of Science from the University of Bridgeport, Master of Arts from the University of Toledo and Doctor of Philosophy from the University of California—Berkeley.

Career

In 1996 Thomas was appointed at San Francisco State University as an instructor. From 1997 to 2010 he was an assistant professor and professor in the Department of History at Central Washington University. Early in his career he worked as an engineer at the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station and as a reactor test engineer on Los Angeles class submarines. Wellock also was an editor of Internet discussion lists, including H-net, H-Pol, and H-California and member of City of Ellensburg’s Environmental Commission. Nowadays he is historian for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Thomas Wellock has published two books. His most recent book Preserving the Nation: The Conservation and Environmental Movements, 1870-2000, was published in 2007.

Achievements

• Thomas Wellock is a recipient of the CWU Phi Kappa Phi Scholar of the Year Award and Excellence in Teaching Award.

Works

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  • Critical Masses: Opposition to Nuclear Power in California 1998
  • Preserving the Nation: The Conservation and Environmental Movements 1870 - 2000 2007

Membership

Thomas Wellock is a member of the American Historical Association, Organization of American Historians and Society for Environmental History.

Connections

Thomas Wellock is married to Pamela Fleyse, a dental hygienist and teacher. The couple has two children - Angela Marie and Thomas Arthur.

Father:

Raymond Wellock

Mother:

Edith (Ambrose) Wellock

Spouse:

Pamela Fleyse

child:

Angela Marie Wellock

child:

Thomas Arthur Wellock