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Thomas Charles Anderson, American humanities educator. Achievements include Inducted into Engineering Alumni Wall of Fame, Loyola U. Fellow Summer Faculty Fellowships, MU Committee on Research, 1967, 1981, 1988; grantee Study Abroad, American Council of Learned Societies, 1989; scholar Summer Fellowship, Carnegie Institute, 1969.

Background

Anderson, Thomas Charles was born on October 6, 1935 in Britton, Sd. Son of Edward Melvin and Blanche Violet Anderson.

Education

Doctor of Philosophy, Marquette Univeristy, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1958—1963. Master of Arts, Marquette Univeristy, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Loyola University, Los Angeles, California, 1953—1958.

Career

Professor of philosophy, emeritus Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, since 1967. Assistant professor St. Michael's College, Colchester, Vermont, 1963—1967. Chairperson, philosophy department Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1987—1993.

President American Catholic Philosophical Association, New York, New York, 1995—1996, Gabriel Marcel Society, Wheeling, West Virginia, 1986—1992. Executive council American Catholic Philosophical Association, New York, New York, 1993—1997. Academic senate Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1985—1993.

Achievements

  • Thomas Charles Anderson has been listed as a noteworthy humanities educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member, board of trustees St. Francis Seminary, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1982—1986. Member, executive committee American Catholic Philosophical Association, Washington, 1992—1997. Member school board St. Robert's Parish, Shorewood, Wisconsin, 1975—1984.

Member, steering board Common Cause, Milwaukee, 1970—1974. Member of Gabriel Marcel Society (president 1986-1991), Society for Philosophy & Techonology, American Catholic Philosophical Association 1995-1996, North American Sartre Society, American Associate of University Professors (member, local executive committee), Alpha Sigma Nu (life).

Connections

Married Kathryn Ann Farrell, June 11, 1960. Children: Margaret Mary Rodriguez, Kathryn Elaine McMahon, Marc Edward, Thomas Stephen, Paul Martin, Elizabeth Marie, Brian Matthew.

Father:
Edward Melvin

Mother:
Blanche Violet Anderson

Spouse:
Kathryn Ann Farrell

child:
Kathryn Elaine McMahon Anderson

child:
Brian Matthew Anderson

child:
Elizabeth Marie Anderson

child:
Paul Martin Anderson

child:
Thomas Stephen Anderson

child:
Margaret Mary Rodriguez Anderson

child:
Marc Edward Anderson