Background
Kay, Thomas Obed was born on December 20, 1932 in Geneva, Illinois, United States. Son of Obed S. and Margaret A. (Brown) Kay.
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Thomas Obed Kay
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Education
AB, Wheaton College, 1953. Master of Arts, University Chicago, 1954. Doctor of Philosophy, University Chicago, 1974.
Career
Instructor Wheaton College, Illinois, 1955, 1957, 1959—1961, assistant professor, 1961—1975, associate professor, since 1975, chairman department history, since 1980. Coordinator interdisciplinary studies, instructor Wartburg College, Waverly, Iowa, 1957—1959.
Achievements
Membership
Member City Council Nominating Assembly, Wheaton, 1974—1978, precinct committeeman, 1976—1992. Member DuPage County Housing Task Force, 1989—1990. Member board commissioners DuPage County Housing Authority, 1988—1995, secretary, 1990, vice chair, chair, 1994—1995, Wheaton History Commission, since 1991.
Delegate Republican State Convention, 1980, 1986, 1988, 1990. Vice president DuPage County History Society, since 1990. Member of Illinois State History Society, Association Ancient Historians, Illinois Association Advancement History (president 1984-1985, since 1990), Conference Faith & History (board directors 1984-1988), American History Association.
Connections
Married Janice Cave Kay, April 25, 1959. Children: Catherine, Robert, John.
Education
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1953
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1954
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1974