Background
Rippon, Thomas Michael was born on April 1, 1954 in Sacramento. Son of Samuel Joseph Junior and June Evelyn (Garnet) Rippon.
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Thomas Michael Rippon
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Master of Fine Arts, The Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, 1979.
Career
Instructor, Columbia College, Chicago, 1978-1979;
assistant professor, Montana State University, Bozeman, 1980;
assistant professor, California State University, Sacramento, 1981;
associate professor, Tennessee Technology U., Cookeville, 1982-1987;
assistant professor, U. Nevada, Reno, 1987-1989;
associate professor, U. Montana, Missoula, since 1989;
chair department art, U. Montana, Missoula, since 1990. Artist in residence U. Nevada, Reno, 1988. Visiting professor University of California, Davis, 1989.
Lecturer in field, since 1973.
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Married Sarah Sterrett, December 22, 1980. Children: Adam Michael, Peter Thomas.
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American
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Recipient Kingsley Art Club award Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, 1971,Crocker-Kingsley award, 1972. National Education Association fellow, 1974, 81, Nelson Raymond fellow The Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, 1979.Recipient Kingsley Art Club award Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, 1971,Crocker-Kingsley award, 1972. National Education Association fellow, 1974, 81, Nelson Raymond fellow The Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, 1979.