Thomas Joseph Collins

Background

Collins,, Thomas Joseph was born on January 25, 1936 in Yonkers, New York, United States. Son of Thomas Joseph and Helen (Sloane) Collins.

Education

Division; Bachelor, U. Western Ontario, 1959, Master of Arts, 1961. Doctor of Philosophy, Indiana U., 1965.

Career

Unit manager, General Electric Company, Lynn, Massachusetts, 1966-1968; production control manager, General Electric Company, Lynn, Massachusetts, 1968-1969; manager manufacturing, Control Data Corporation, Rochester, Michigan, 1969-1971; general manager operations, American Aviation, Cleveland, 1971-1973; general manager alloy division, Whittaker Corporation, Greenville, Pennsylvania, 1973-1974; vice president operations, Whittaker Steel Strip, Detroit, 1974-1976; president, Desco Marine division Whittaker, St. Augustine, Florida, 1976-1983; president, Desco Marine Inc., St. Augustine, 1983-1987; principal, Sterling Capital Group, Jacksonville, Florida, 1987-1993; Chief Executive Officer, Cotton Club Casino, Greenville, Mississippi, since 1993.

Membership

Member Canada Association U. Teachers, Modern Language Association (Executive Committee Victorian group 1972-1975), International Browning Society (board directors 1976), Committee Chairmen English Ontario (president 1979-1981), Canada Association Chairmen English (president 1979-1980), Council Deans Arts and Sciences Ontario (chairman 1983-1985), Ontario Association Triathletes.

Interests

• Avocations: running, sports, gardening.

Connections

Married Ellen Margaret Lange, July 24, 1965. Children: Amy, Megan, Michael.

Father:

Thomas Joseph Collins,

Mother:

Helen (Sloane) Collins,

Spouse:

Ellen Margaret Lange

child:

Megan Collins,

child:

Michael Collins,

child:

Amy Collins,