Background
Hearn, Thomas K. was born on July 5, 1937 in Opp, Alabama, United States. Son of Thomas H. Hearn.
Hearn, Thomas K. was born on July 5, 1937 in Opp, Alabama, United States. Son of Thomas H. Hearn.
Bachelor of Arts summa cum laude, Birmingham-Southern College, 1959; Bachelor of Divinity, Baptist Theological Seminary, 1963; Doctor of Philosophy (National Defense Education Act fellow), Vanderbilt University, 1965.
Instructor, Birmingham-Southern College, summers 1964-1965; assistant professor, College William and Mary, 1965-1968; associate professor, College William and Mary, 1968-1974; professor philosophy, U. Alabama, Birmingham, 1974-1983; department chairman philosophy, U. Alabama, Birmingham, 1974-1976; dean School Humanities, U. Alabama, Birmingham, 1976-1978; vice president University College, U. Alabama, Birmingham, 1978-1983; president, Wake Forest U., Winston-Salem, North Carolina, since 1983.
Member American Association of University Professors, Southern Society Philosophy, Psychology (executive council 1974-1977 Jr.award), Society Philosophy Religion (president 1974-1975), American Philosophical Association, David Hume Society, Newcomen Society North America, Phi Beta Kappa, Omicron Delta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi.
Married Laura Walter. Children: Thomas K., William Neely, Lindsay.