Thomas Field Armstrong

Background

Armstrong, Thomas Field was born on July 15, 1947 in Kansas City, Missoury. Son of John David and Elizabeth Ann (Horine) Armstrong.

Education

Bachelor, U. Colorado, 1969; Master of Arts, U. Colorado, 1970; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Virginia, 1974.

Career

Assistant professor, Georgia College, Milledgeville, 1974-1979; associate professor, Georgia College, Milledgeville, 1979-1983; professor, Georgia College, Milledgeville, 1983-1993; assistant dean Arts and Sciences School, Georgia College, Milledgeville, 1985-1987; dean, Georgia College, Milledgeville, 1987-1993; vice president for academic affairs, Francis Marion U., 1993-1994; provost, senior vice president, Texas Wesleyan University, since 1995. Advisory board History Westville Crafts, Lumpkin, Georgia, 1987-1991. Board directors Ga.Coun. for Humanities, Atlanta, 1987-1990, secretary, 1990.

Achievements

• Thomas Field Armstrong has been listed as a noteworthy History educator, college administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

President Friends of Library. Milledgeville, 1980-1981, Old Capital History Society, Milledgeville, 1984-1987. Chairman, Board Of Directors Mary Vinson Library., Milledgeville, 1989-1993.

Vice chairman, chairman Milledgeville History Commission, 1988-1991. Board directors Milledgeville-Baldwin County Chamber of C., 1990-1993, president, 1992-1993, Florence Chamber of Commerce, 1993-1994, Longhorn Council, Bachelor of Scientific Agriculture, since 1996, Shakespeare in the Park, since 1997. Member American Association for Higher Education, Georgia Association Historians (president 1985-1986), Southern History Association, Georgia History Society (board curators, 1991-1994), Organisation American Historians, Deans and Assistant Deans University Systems of Georgia (chairman 1988-1990,board directors 1991-1993), Rotary (board directors 1991-1993), Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi.

Interests

• Avocations: philately, reading, walking.

Connections

Married Katherine Findley (divorced January 1979). Married Janice Clinedinst Fennell. 1 child, Shannon.

Father:

John David Armstrong

Mother:

Elizabeth Ann (Horine) Armstrong

Spouse:

Janice Clinedinst Fennell

Spouse:

Katherine Findley

child:

Shannon Armstrong