Background
Tourlentes, Thomas Theodore was born on December 7, 1922 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Theodore A. and Mary (Xenostathy) Tourlentes.
Tourlentes, Thomas Theodore was born on December 7, 1922 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Theodore A. and Mary (Xenostathy) Tourlentes.
Bachelor of Science, University of Chicago, 1945; Doctor of Medicine, University of Chicago, 1947.
Intern, Cook County Hospital, Chicago, 1947-1948;
resident psychiatry, Downey (Illinois) Veterans Administration Hospital., 1948-1951;
practice medicine specializing in psychiatry, Chicago, 1952;
practice medicine specializing in psychiatry, Camp Atterbury, Indiana, 1953;
practice medicine specializing in psychiatry, Fort Carson, Colorado, 1954;
practice medicine specializing in psychiatry, Galesburg, Illinois, 1955-1971;
staff psychiatrist, Chicago VA Clinic, 1952;
clinical instructor psychiatry, Medical School, Northwestern University, 1952;
director mental hygiene consultation service, Camp Atterbury, 1953-1954;
director mental hygiene consultation service, Fort Carson, 1953-1954;
assistant superintendent, Galesburg State Research Hospital, 1954-1958;
superintendent, Galesburg State Research Hospital, 1958-1971;
director, Comprehensive Community Mental Health Center Rock Island and Mercer Counties
director psychiatric services, Franciscan Hospital, 1971-1985;
chief mental health services, VA Outpatient Clinic, Peoria, Illinois, 1985-1988;
clinical professor psychiatry, University of Illinois, Chicago and Peoria, since 1955;
preceptor in hospital administration, State University Iowa, Iowa City, 1958-1964. Councilor, delegate Illinois Psychiatric Society. Chairman liaison committee American Hospital andPsychiat.
Assns., 1978-1979, chairman Quality Care Board, Illinois Department MentalHealth, 1995-1997.
Member Governor Illinois Committee Employment Handicapped, 1962-1964. Zone director Illinois Department Mental Health, Peoria, 1964-1971. Member Special Survey Joint Commission Accreditation Hospitals.
Chairman Commission Certified Psychiatric Administrators, 1979-1981. President Knox-Galesburg Symphony Society, 1966-1968. Board directors Galesburg Civic Music Association, president, 1968-1970.
Chair Knox county United Way Campaign, 1989. President Civic Art Center, 1990-1992. Captain Medical Corps Army of the United States, 1952-1954.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Medical Association, American Psychiatric Association (chair hospital and community psychiatry award board 1989-1990, district life fellow, 2002), American College Psychiatrists, American College Mental Health Administrators. Member Illinois Medical Society (chairman aging committee 1968-1971, council on mental health and addictions 1987-1989), chair mental health substance abuse committee 1987-1989), Illinois Psychiatric Society (president 1969-1970), American Public Health Association, Society Biological Psychiatry, Illinois Hospital Association (trustee 1968-1970), American College Hospital Administrators, Association for Research Nervous and Mental, American Association Psychiatric Administrators (president 1980), Central Neuorpsychiat. Association (president 1988-1989).
Married Mona Belle Land, September 9, 1956. Children: Theodore W., Stephen C., Elizabeth A.