Thomas Henry Patten

Background

Patten, Thomas Henry was born on March 24, 1929 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Thomas Henry and Lydia Mildred (Lindgren) Patten.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Brown U., 1953; Master of Science, Cornell Univercity, 1955; Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell Univercity, 1959.

Career

Director program planning, Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Michigan, 1957-1965; professor management and sociology, U. Detroit, 1965-1967; professor organizational behavior and personnel management, School Labor and Industrial Relations, Michigan State University, E. Lansing, 1967-1984; professor management and human resources, California State Polytechnic U., Pomona, since 1984. Consultant in field.

Works

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• book

  • Manpower planning and the development of human resources
  • Manpower Planning and the Development of Human Resources

Membership

Served with United States Marine Corps, 1946-1951. Member ASTD (chairman organization development division 1972), Industrial Rels. Research Association (chapter president 1970-1971), American Sociological Association, International Pers.

Management Association, International Industrial Rels. Association, Institute Applied Behavioral Science, American Compensation Association.

Connections

Married Jule Ann Miller, August 27, 1972. Children— Laurie Kathryn, Rhonda Josephine, Jenny Lydia.

Father:

Thomas Henry Patten

Mother:

Lydia Mildred (Lindgren) Patten

Spouse:

Jule Ann Miller