Thomas Joseph Ernster

Background

Ernster, Thomas Joseph was born on December 18, 1946 in Waterloo, Iowa, United States. Son of Joseph Henry and Eileen Beatrice (Sours) Ernster.

Education

Bachelor in English, Arizona State University, 1973; Master of Arts in Medieval and Renaissance Literature, Holy Names College, Oakland, California, 1977; postgraduate, University of California, Berkeley, 1994; postgraduate, U. Iowa, 1996; postgraduate, St. John's College, Santa Fe, 1997.

Career

Language arts instructor, Most Holy Trinity School, Phoenix, 1977-1980; instructor English, administrator, Archdiocese San Francisco, 1980-1995; instructor English, Hamilton College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa., since 1995. Adjunct instructor English Glendale (Arizona) Community College, 1977-1980. Adjunct instructor writing Kirkwood Community College, Cedar Rapids, since 1995.

Skills center coordinator, chair curriculum committee, academic advisor distance learning, academic advisor Phi Beta Lambda Hamilton College, Cedar Rapids, since 1995.

Achievements

• Thomas Joseph Ernster has been listed as a noteworthy English language educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Volunteer Marion (Iowa) Arts Council, since 1995. Member Arbor Day Foundation, Marion, since 1995. Guest presenter Questers, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, since 1996.

Member Modern Language Association, National Council Teachers English, College Conference Comm. and Composition.

Interests

• Avocations: writing, poetry, antique collecting, philatelist.

Connections

Married Gina L. Ballestrasse. Children: Punkie Joseph, Heloise Marie.

Father:

Joseph Henry Ernster

Mother:

Eileen Beatrice (Sours) Ernster

Spouse:

Gina L. Ballestrasse

child:

Punkie Joseph Ernster

child:

Heloise Marie Ernster