Background
Maloney, Thomas J. was born on November 16, 1922 in Arlington, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Thomas Joseph and Doris Eleanor (Edwards) Maloney.
anthropologist educator writer
Maloney, Thomas J. was born on November 16, 1922 in Arlington, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Thomas Joseph and Doris Eleanor (Edwards) Maloney.
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, 1948. STB, Harvard University, 1952. Master of Arts in Sociology, Washington University, St. Louis, 1956.
Doctor of Philosophy in Anthropology, Washington University, 1966.
Chemical engineer, General Aniline & Film Corporation, Easton, Pennsylvania, 1948; chemical engineer, U. Colorado Experiment Station, Boulder, Colorado, 1948-1949; chemical engineer, Aircraft Gas Turbine division General Electric, Boston, 1950-1952; minister, Unitarian Church, Davenport, Iowa., 1952-1953; minister, Unitarian Church, Quincy, Illinois, 1953-1956; technical personnel associate, Bettis Atomic Power division Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Pittsburgh, 1956-1957; part-time instructor department anthropology, U. Colorado, Boulder, 1957-1959; minister, Unitarian Church, Boulder, 1957-1962; assistant professor, New Mexico Highlands U., Las Vegas, 1962-1967; associate professor anthropology and sociology, Ripon (Wisconsin) College, 1967-1969; professor anthropology, Southern Illinois U., Edwardsville, 1969-1987; professor emeritus, Southern Illinois U., Edwardsville, since 1987.
With United States Army, 1942-1944, with United States Marine Corps, 1944-1946. First lieutenant United States Army Reserve, 1949-1952. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Anthropological Association.
Married Elizabeth Gartner, February 7, 1948. Children: Susan, Margaretha, Elizabeth, Thomas Jefferson.