Thomas Lavern Allen

Background

Allen, Thomas Lavern was born on June 24, 1947 in St. Louis. Son of Ottis Lavern and Lillian Wanda Allen.

Education

BJ, U. Missouri, 1969.

Career

Volunteer teacher, United States Peace Corps, Bondoukou, Ivory Coast, 1969-1971; editor, Meramec Valley Transcript, Pacific, Missouri, 1972-1973; assistant director fund raising, Midwestern Area Office American Red Cross, St. Louis, 1973-1977; director public relations, finance development, Epworth Children's Home, Webster Groves, Missouri, 1977-1983; vice president, Welch Associations, St. Louis, 1983-1985; director development, St. Louis Mercantile Library. Association, 1985-1986; development consultant, Mount W. Center for Regional Studies, Logan, Utah., 1986-1989; executive director of development, Utah State University, Logan, since 1989.

Achievements

• Thomas Lavern Allen has been listed as a noteworthy University development administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Active National Committee Planned Giving, Council Advancement and Support of Education, Utah Planned Giving Roundtable. Member National Society Fund Raising Executives (certified fund raising executive, national board directors 1984, 85, 1st vice president St. Louis 1984, 85), Utah Society Fund Raisers (vice president professionalism and education 1992-1993), American Long Rifle Association (western partisan 1989-1990).

Interests

• Avocations: living history reenactment, hunting, marksmanship, colonial crafts, reading.

Connections

Married Sharon Marie Kuntzman, June 6, 1969. Children: Nathaniel Thomas, Rebekah Sarah.

Father:

Ottis Lavern

Mother:

Lillian Wanda Allen

Spouse:

Sharon Marie Kuntzman

child:

Rebekah Sarah Allen

child:

Nathaniel Thomas Allen