Tom's Northwest Passages

Occasional reflections

Theme images by Michael Elkan

Tom: Born in Detroit, MI, married to Michele, have 3 grown children & 3 grandchildren, graduated from Wayne St. U. (Detroit), Fuller Sem. (MDiv), Princeton Sem. (ThM), & Duke U. (PhD). We've lived & worked in MI (26 yrs), CA (3), NJ (1), PA (2), NC (3), SD (19), OR (11), and WA (10). I've worked as a college & seminary teacher, dean, & as a university president in SD, OR and WA, and I spent a few years as a pastor in PA, MI, and SD. In 2008 we semi-retired & moved to Coupeville, WA on Whidbey Island, & in 2017 to Oak Harbor, WA. I've authored 3 books and several articles.