Background
ATKINSON, Thomas Wilson was born on November 28, 1867 in Spalding, Georgia, s. James Archibald and Rebekah Catherine (Wilson) Atkinson.
president Louisiana State University
ATKINSON, Thomas Wilson was born on November 28, 1867 in Spalding, Georgia, s. James Archibald and Rebekah Catherine (Wilson) Atkinson.
Louisiana. State TJ., Bachelor of Science, 1891. Continuing Education, 1892. Johns Hopkins University, 1895.
Cornell University, Mechanical Engineering, 1897.
Prof, of Physics, 1897- 1907. Dean, College, of Engineering, 1907-1908, 1922-1923. Prof, of Electrical Engineering, Director, Experiment Station, 1923-1924, 1926-1927.
Acting President, 1927-1929, President, Louisiana. State University, since 1929.
Spouse Marie Antoinette Bilger, July 27, 1898, Clinton, Louisiana.