Background
Parish, Thomas Scanlan was born on January 24, 1944 in Oak Park, Illinois, United States. Son of Robert S. and Florence Catherine (Fleming) Parish.
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Thomas Scanlan Parish
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Bachelor, Northern Illinois U., 1968; Master of Arts, Illinois State University, 1969; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Illinois, 1972.
Career
Instructor psychology, Parkland College, Champaign, Illinois, 1971-1972; assistant professor, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, 1972-1976; associate professor, Kansas State University, Manhattan, 1976-1980; professor, Kansas State University, Manhattan, since 1980; assistant to dean of education, Kansas State University, Manhattan, 1992-1997; associate director, ARIOS-Kansas, 1994-1996. Research coordinator for Midwest Desegration Assistant Court, 1994-1996. Regional director Excel Comm., since 1997.
Achievements
Membership
Board of directors Friendship Tutoring Program, Manhattan, 1982-1991, StillwaterAwareness Council, 1973-1974. Co-founder, board directors Youth Alternatives, Inc., Champaign, 1971-1972. President Mid-Western Education Research Association, since 1998.
Fellow American Psychological Society. Member American Ednl. Research Association, APA, Association Reality Therapists, Society for Research in Child Development, Phi Delta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi.
Connections
Children: Robert V., Kimberly E., David G., Thomas P., Kathryn E., Lydia E. Married Tatyana Gridneva, January 3, 1997.
