Background
Pfahlert, Thomas Hopfner was born on March 23, 1938 in Toledo. Son of Earl Joseph and Ellen Clarinda (Fettig) Pfahlert.
educator advertising executive
Pfahlert, Thomas Hopfner was born on March 23, 1938 in Toledo. Son of Earl Joseph and Ellen Clarinda (Fettig) Pfahlert.
Student in design, Meinzinger Art School, Detroit, 1958—1961.
Art director Chiat Day Advertising, Los Angeles, 1965—1969. Senior art director D'Arcy, McManus, Masius, 1969—1971. Vice president, creative director Flournoy & Gibbs, Inc., Toledo, 1971—1974.
President Tom Pfahlert, Consultant, 1974—1976, Marketing Communications Group, Toledo, from 1976. Associate professor Bowling Green (Ohio) State University, from 1980. Served United States Army, 1959-1964.
Served with United States Army, 1959-1964.Recipient medal Art Directors Club New York, 1974-1975, Art Directors Club Chicago, 1975, 76.
Member Art Directors
Club Los Angeles (president 1970-1971, gold medal 1970), Advertising. Club Toledo (director 1972-1975, gold medal 1972, 74, 75, 76), Toledo Chamber of Commerce.
Married Sandra Lee Kosuth, June 20, 1964. Children: Mark Thomas, Matthew Joseph.