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Name	Thompson, Edwin Kelly, 1909-1993
Other Names	Kelly Thompson
Birth Date	1/28/1909
Place of Birth	Lebanon, KY
Death Date	8/14/1993
Place of Death	Bowling Green, KY
Father	C.B. Thompson
Mother	Josephine Clark
Spouse	Sarah Pearce
Children	Hardin Cherry Thompson (1938 - 1963) Kelly David Thompson Pattye Ann Thompson
Nationality	American
Education	BS WKU 1935 MS WKU 1943 LLD Morris Harvey 1957
Occupation	WKU President 1955-1969
Publications	Athletics at Western How Now the North Atlantic Community Today's Image of the Laboratory School
Notes	Kelly Thompson Vertical File Part 1 Kelly Thompson Vertical File Part 2 Kelly Thompson Vertical File Part 3 Ryan, Ed. Kelly Thompson Shocks Regents, Resigns as President of Western, LCJ, 5/22/1969 Ryan, Ed. Western Students Pay Tribute to Resigning President, LCJ, 6/1969 Thompson Submits Resignation as WKU President, PCDN, 5/21/1969

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