Background
Fisher, William Thomas was born on March 15, 1918 in Central Falls, Rhode Island, United States. Son of William L. and Sarah (Foley) Fisher.
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William Thomas Fisher
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Education
Bachelor of Science with high honors, American International College, 1949. Master of Education in Economics and Education, Boston University, 1951. Doctor of Philosophy, University Connecticut, 1956.
Postgraduate, Clark University, 1954. Postgraduate, Columbia University, 1957. Postgraduate, St. Thomas Seminary, Bloomfield, Connecticut, 1973.
Career
Production planner, Belding Heminway Corporation, Putnam, Connecticut, 1938-1942;
principal, Templeton (Massachusetts) School, 1949-1950;
principal, Tourtellotte High School, Thompson, Connecticut, 1950-1957;
instructor, Becker Junior College, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1955-1957;
associate professor, State University New York at, Albany, 1957;
assistant dean, School Insurance, U. Connecticut, 1957-1976;
assistant dean administration, U. Connecticut School Business Administration, 1976-1977;
administrative director, (Hartford Master of Business Administration program), 1957-1964;
visiting professor, Ohio U., summer 1962;
director, (International Business Machines Corporation Advanced Insurance Industry School), 1960-1970;
educational consultant, International Business Machines Corporation Corporation, 1960-1980;
administrator, assistant director, Center for Insurance Edition and Research, Hartford, 1976-1981;
associate professor management and administrative science department, School Business Administration, U. Connecticut, Storrs, 1976-1981;
associate professor management and organization department, School Business Administration, U. Connecticut, 1981-1989;
associate professor emeritus, School Business Administration, U. Connecticut, since 1989;
Adjunct Professor, School Business Administration, U. Connecticut, 1989-1990, 92;
ordained permanent deacon, Roman Catholic Church for Archdiocese of Hartford, 1973;
assigned, St. Joseph Cathedral, Hartford, part-time 1973-1983;
research fellow Divinity School, Yale University, New Haven, 1989-1991;
research fellow Divinity School, Theological Opportunities Program Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1994-1995. Visiting scholar Division School, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, 1995, 96, 99, Division School, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, 1996-1997, Emory University, Candler School Theology, Atlanta, 1998. Real estate broker, 1973-1993.
Member Connecticut State Insurance Committee and Connecticut State Insurance Purchasing Board, 1963-1973, 75-91, Chairman of the Board, 1971-1973. Past president, director Connecticut Association Municipal Development Communications, 1963-1991. Member Connecticut advisory county Small Business Administration, 1964-1970, chairman, 1967.
Chairman various committees Greater Hartford Council Economics Education, 1958-1981. Member Thompson Board Finance, 1963-1975. Chairman Thompson Industrial and Development Committee, 1964-1970, 71-80, 81-91.
Achievements
Membership
President Thompson Industrial Foundation, 1965-1966. Member Governor's Conference on Human Rights and Opportunities, 1967, Gov.s Conference on Innovation, 1989. Organizer Connecticut small business division Businessmen for V.P. Humphrey, 1968.
Alumni director American International College, 1961-1963, 89-93, trustee, 1963-1971, member corporation, since 1972. Chairman advisory Board of Governors Connecticut Library Service Center, Willimantic, 1964-1968, member Executive Committee, 1968-1970. Board directors, secretary Edition and Research Foundation Institute for Mathematics and its Applications-PIA for States New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, Glenmont, New York, 1973-1983.
Past trustee, past president Thompson Library. Corporator Day Kimball Hospital, Putnam, Connecticut. Member region 3 advisory and planning council Connecticut Department Mental Retardation, 1987-1992.
Trustee Annhurst College, Woodstock, Connecticut, 1977-1984. Active Connecticut Small Business Development Center, summer 1982, 83, 84, 85. Board directors Norwich-Quinebaug unit American Cancer Society Served with Army of the United States, 1942-1945, 39.5 months continuous overseas service.
Member National Education Association (life), American Risk and Insurance Association (fellowship 1960, 62), Risk and Insurance Management Society, American Society Personnel Administration, American Academy Management, Eastern Academy Management, Northeastern Industrial Developers Association, Connecticut History Society, National Trust Historic Preservation, American Association of University Professors, American Legion, Phi DeltaKappa, Delta Pi Epsilon.
Connections
Married Mary Rowena Donnelly, December 26, 1949. 1 son, William Thomas.
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Awards
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Recipient Year award Hartford Association Insurance Women, 1969. Presidential Appreciation certified Connecticut Association Municipal Development Communications, 1968, Alumni Achievement award American International College, 1999.Recipient Year award Hartford Association Insurance Women, 1969. Presidential Appreciation certified Connecticut Association Municipal Development Communications, 1968, Alumni Achievement award American International College, 1999.