Background
Hodges, Thompson Gene was born on January 30, 1913 in Clinton, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Kiah and Allie Lee (Thompson) Hodges.
Hodges, Thompson Gene was born on January 30, 1913 in Clinton, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Kiah and Allie Lee (Thompson) Hodges.
Bachelor of Science, University Oklahoma, 1934. Master of Library Science, University Oklahoma, 1955. Bachelor of Divinity, McCormick Theological Seminary, Chicago, 1939.
Ordained to ministry, Presbyterian Church, 1939; minister supply, Church of Scotland, 1939; pastor, Pawhuska and Lawton, Oklahoma, 1939-1947; aquisitions librarian, U. Oklahoma, 1955-1958; dean library services, Central State University, Edmond, Oklahoma, 1958-1976; dean emeritus, Central State University, since 1976; library consultant, University Microfilms, 1977; visiting professor bibliography, U. Oklahoma, 1980-1981. Library consultant.
Moderator Tulsa Presbytery, 1943. Member American Library Association, Southwestern Library Association, Oklahoma Library Association (president 1965-1966), Oklahoma Educational Association, Kappa Sigma, Beta Phi Mu, Kappa Kappa Psi.
Married Claire Surbeck, June 19, 1935 (deceased 1979). 1 son, Thompson Gene (deceased 1995). Married Dorothea Arnold Ray, 1980.