Background
Horn, Thomas Darrough was born on June 26, 1918 in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. Son of Ernest and Madeline (Darrough) Horn.
Horn, Thomas Darrough was born on June 26, 1918 in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. Son of Ernest and Madeline (Darrough) Horn.
Bachelor, State University Iowa, 1940. Master of Arts, State University Iowa, 1946. Doctor of Philosophy, State University Iowa, 1947.
Student, Cambridge University, England, 1945.
Teacher public schools, Denver, 1940-1942; teacher public schools, River Forest, Illinois, 1942-1943; assistant professor, U. Northern Iowa, 1947-1951; associate professor curriculum and instruction College Education, University Texas, Austin, 1951-1959; professor, University Texas, Austin, 1959-1988; professor emeritus, University Texas, from 1988; department chairman, University Texas, Austin, 1962-1973. Visiting lecturer U. Pittsburgh, summer 1949, Harvard University, summer 1959, University of Michigan, 1963. Director USOE Project, 1964-1965, Bi-Cultural Section, College Education Research and Development Center, 1965-1967, San Antonio Language Research Project, 1967-1968, Language Research Project, 1968-1988.
Member Texas commission Services to Children and Youth, 1972-1982, chairman, 1973-1975, vice chairman, 1978-1979. Served with United States Army, 1943-1946. To captain United States Air Force Reserve, 1950-1955.
Member American Educational Research Association Teacher Education (executive board 1953-1959, president 1957-1958), Texas Association for Student Teaching (president 1952-1953), Texas Association Teacher Educators (Ben Cody Distinguished Service award, 1986), International Reading Association (Special Service award 1979), National Conference on Research in English (executive board 1957-1960, national president 1958-1959), National Council Teachers English (director elementary section 1965-1968), National Education Association, National Society Study Education, Phi Delta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Gamma Delta.
Married Grace Ellen Adams, August 2, 1941. 1 child, Diane.