Background
Bartlett, Thomas Alva was born on August 20, 1930 in Salem, Oregon, United States. Son of Cleave Wines and Alma (Hanson) Bartlett.
Bartlett, Thomas Alva was born on August 20, 1930 in Salem, Oregon, United States. Son of Cleave Wines and Alma (Hanson) Bartlett.
Student, Willamette University, 1947—1949. Data Control Language (honorary), Willamette University, 1986. AB, Stanford University, 1951.
Doctor of Philosophy, Stanford University, 1959. Master of Arts, Oxford University, 1953. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Colgate University, 1977.
Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Michigan State University, 1978. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Union College, 1979. Data Control Language (honorary), Pusan National University, 1985.
Data Control Language (honorary), University Alabama, 1983. Data Control Language (honorary), University North Alabama, 2001. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), American University Cairo, 2004.
Member United States Permanent Mission to United Nations, 1956—1963. Advisor General Assembly Delegates, 1956—1963. President American University, Cairo, 1963—1969, Colgate University, Hamilton, New York, 1969—1977, Association American Universities, Washington, 1977—1982.
Chancellor University Alabama Systems, 1982—1989, Oregon State Systems of Higher Education Office, Eugene, 1989—1994, State University of New York, 1994—1996. Retired, 1996; interim president American University, Cairo, 2002—2003. Member The United Arab Republic-United States Educational Exchange Commission, 1966-1969.
Member Task Force on Financing Higher Education in New York State (Keppel Commission), 1972-1973. Chairman Commission Indiana Colleges and Universities New York, 1974-1976. Board directors National Association Indiana Colleges and Universities, 1975-1976.
Trustee Universities Field Staff International, 1985-1987. Member National Aeronautics and Space Administration Commercial Space Advisory Committee, 1988-1990.
Member national board examining Chaplains Episcopal Church, 1978-1991. Trustee General Theological Seminary, 1977-1982, American University, Cairo, 1978-2002, vice chair 1998-2002. Trustee United States-Japan Foundation, 1988-2001, chairman 1996-2001.
Board member International Association of Universities, 1995-2000. Trustee American University Kuwait, since 2004. Chair World Affairs Council Oregon, since 2009.
Member Century Association, Alabama Academy Honor, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Mary Louise Bixby, March 20, 1954. Children: Thomas Glenn, Richard A., Paul H.