Background
Simmons, Thomas William was born on March 17, 1921 in Atlanta. Son of Arbie and Annie Lee (Darden) Simmons.
psychology professor education educator
Simmons, Thomas William was born on March 17, 1921 in Atlanta. Son of Arbie and Annie Lee (Darden) Simmons.
Bachelor of Science, Tuskegee Institute, 1944. Master of Education, University Illinois, 1954. Professional diploma, Columbia University, 1963.
Doctor of Education, University South Dakota, 1976.
Instructor garment making St. John Vocational Institute, Lake Charles, Louisiana, 1948—1949, Government St. Training School, Baton Rouge, 1949—1953. Assistant professor history Miles College, Birmingham, Alabama, 1955—1956. Instructor education Benedict College, Columbia, South Carolina, 1957—1960, assistant professor education, 1961—1976, associate professor educational psychology, 1976.
Chairman division education St. Augustine's College, Raleigh, North Carolina, since 1980.
Member professional review committee North Carolina State Department Public Instruction. Member Number I Club. Trustee Oberlin Baptist Church.
Member of American Psychological Association, National Education Association, Young Men’s Christian Association, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, North Carolina Association Educators, Southeastern Psychological Association, Omega Psi Phi, Phi Delta Kappa, Kappa Delta Pi.
Married Lillian Reed, May 26, 1951. 1 child Reginald Fitzgerald.