Tom Emery

Background

Tom Emery was born on July 27, 1971, in Urbana, Illinois, United States. He is the son of Janice Ann (Evans) Emery.

Education

Emery graduated from Blackburn College with a bachelor's degree in 1993. Two years later he earned his Master of Business Administration degree from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville.

Career

Emery began to hold the position of a sports information director of Blackburn College in 1993, staying at the post for a year. From 1994 to 1996, he worked as a reporter of the magazine Macoupin County Enquirer. He was also an owner and general manager of the magazine History in Print from 1997. For a year from 1994, Emery served as a journalist at Monterey Coal Company. He has been working as a member of the Melberger Award Voting Panel since from 1996, as well as a member of the United States III Football Panel since 1997.

Emery published his biography book Richard Rowett: Thoroughbreds, Beagles and the Civil War in 1997. Rowett was a Civil War hero and nationally recognized thoroughbred breeder who introduced the beagle hound to this country. Only a few paragraphs had ever been written about him, and Rowett had fallen into obscurity. Emery has also conducted researches on Civil War history in the central Midwest.

Works

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  • Richard Rowett

    (Thoroughbreds, Beagles & the Civil War)

    1997
  • Hold the fort

    (The Battle of Allatoona Pass)

    2001
  • The other John Logan

    (Col. John Logan and the 32nd Illinois)

    1998

Views

Quotations: "When I write, I want to make a statement on subjects that have never been covered before. I like pioneering research and ideas that are brought to light for the first time or written in a way that has never been done before. Talking about new material in the best way possible is a key goal for my work."

"Like many others, I am influenced by the leaders in research who have come before me, but I draw my greatest influence from some of the historians and writers who are not mainstream. Many definitive works have been written on subjects that are not household words by authors who aren’t commonplace, and I often look to them for inspiration. Likewise, the thought of doing something that’s never been done is an inspiration in itself."

Membership

Emery is a member of the College Sports Information Directors of America and the Macoupin County Civil War Round Table.

Interests

• reading, travel, sports, the Civil War

Connections

Mother:

Janice Ann (Evans) Emery