Background
Tomlinson, William Holmes was born on April 12, 1922 in Thornton, Arkansas, United States. Son of Hugh Oscar and Lucy Gray (Holmes) Tomlinson.
Management educator military officer
Tomlinson, William Holmes was born on April 12, 1922 in Thornton, Arkansas, United States. Son of Hugh Oscar and Lucy Gray (Holmes) Tomlinson.
Student, Centenary College, Shreveport, Los Angeles, 1938—1939. Bachelor of Science, United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, 1943. Graduate, Field Artillery School, 1951.
Graduate, Air Command Staff College, 1958. Master of Business Administration, University Alabama, 1960. Master of Science in International Affairs, George Washington University, Washington, District of Columbia, 1966.
Graduate, United States Army War College, 1966. Graduate, Industrial College Armed Forces, 1968. Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration, American University, Washington, District of Columbia, 1974.
Graduate Advanced Management Program, Harvard Business School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1969. Business activity statement, University North Florida, Jacksonville, 1988.
Commissioned Second lieutenant United States Arty, 1943. Advanced through grades to Colonel, Field Artillery United States Army, 1966. Combat service in Leyte and Cebu Philippines 246 Field Artillery Battalion Americal Division, 1945.
Aide de camp to commanding general Robert Eichelberger 8th United States Army, Japan, 1945-1948. Commander Btry A, 319th FA Bn and Btry A, 39th FA Bn, 3d Division, Fort Benning, Georgia, 1948—1950. Executive officer 34 FA Bn, operations officer 9th Division Artillery Germany and Fort Carson, Colorado, 1954-1957.
With ODCSPER, 1960—1961, Office of Undersec. Army, The Pentagon, Washington, 1961-1964. Commander 2d Battalion 8th Artillery and 7th Division Artillery United Nations Commanded South Korea, 1964-1965.
Faculty Industrial College Armed Forces, Fort McNair, Washington, 1966-1972, University North Florida, Jacksonville, 1972—2002, professor management, professor emeritus, since 2002. Visiting professor University Glasgow, Scotland, 1987. Visiting lecturer Moscow Linguistics University, Moscow State University Ulyanovsk, Plekhanov Economic Academy, Ulyanovsk University, Russia, 1993.
Member National Defense Executive Reserve, Federal Emergency Management Agency, since 1976.
Member executive board Jacksonville Campus Ministry, since 1991, president, 2002-2004. Fellow Society Antiquaries Scotland. Member Sons of the American Revolution, Sons Confederate Veterans, Society Human Resource Management, Academy Management, Industrial Relations Research Association, Academy International Business, European International Business Association, International Trade and Finance Association, Executive Service Corporation Board, Company Military Historians, National Eagle Scout Association, Northeast Florida Employee Services Management Association (charter president 1987-1989), Stewart Society Edinburgh (regional commissioner Florida, Georgia), West Point Society North Florida (president 1976-1977), Military Order Stars and Bars (Commander 1980-1990), Army Navy Club, Florida Yacht Club, Masons, Shriners, Rotary, Beta Gamma Sigma (president 1988-1989), Kappa Alpha.
Married Dorothy Payne, June 10, 1947 (deceased). Children: Jane Axtell, Lucy Gray, William Payne. Married Florence Mood Smith, May 1, 1969 (divorced).
Married Suzanne Scollard Gill, March 16, 1977.