Dr. Cecil Vincent "Tommy"
Thomas
September 17, 1892,
Perry, Ohio
Perry is a village in Lake County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,663 at the 2010 census.
History
It is named in honor of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry to commemorate his victory over the British fleet at the Battle of Lake Erie in ...
– November 28, 1947,
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland ( ), officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located in the northeastern part of the state, it is situated along the southern shore of Lake Erie, across the U.S. ...
), was a distinguished American educator, administrator, and the first president of
Fenn College
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*Courtenay Hughes Fenn (1866–1927), American-Chinese Presbyteria ...
.
Fenn College
It is unclear when he first was officially given the title of President of Fenn College.
The first reference to it is in a letter Thomas wrote on May 1, 1934.
Personal life
He was married to Sylvia Mae Thomas (née Moore).
He died in his office at Fenn College on November 28, 1947.
References
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Presidents of Cleveland State University
1892 births
1947 deaths
People from Perry, Ohio
20th-century American academics