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Thomas W. Krise
11th President of the University of Guam
In office
August 6, 2018 – August 6, 2023
Preceded byRobert A. Underwood
Succeeded byAnita Borja Enriquez
13th President of Pacific Lutheran University
In office
June 1, 2012 – June 1, 2017
Preceded byLoren Anderson
Succeeded byAllan Belton
6th Dean of the College of the Pacific
In office
January 1, 2008 – May 31, 2012
PresidentDonald V. DeRosa, Pamela Eibeck
Preceded byRobert Cox (interim)
Succeeded byCaroline Cox (interim)
Personal details
Born
Thomas Warren Krise

(1961-10-27) October 27, 1961 (age 62)
Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Spouse
Patricia L. Love
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(m. 1987)​
EducationUnited States Air Force Academy (BS)
Central Michigan University (MSA)
University of Minnesota (MA)
University of Chicago (PhD)
ProfessionProfessor, university administrator, military officer
Websitewww.uog.edu/administration/office-of-the-president/
Military service
Allegiance United States of America
Branch/service United States Air Force
Years of service1983–2005
Rank Lieutenant Colonel
AwardsDefense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (3)
Air Force Commendation Medal
Combat Readiness Medal (2)
National Defense Service Medal (2)
Senior Missile Operations Badge
Public Affairs Badge
Academic background
ThesisRepresentations of the British West Indies from the Restoration to the American Revolution: Prolegomena to the field and a critical anthology of early Jamaica (1995)
Doctoral advisorBruce Redford
Janice Knight
Academic work
DisciplineEnglish Literature
Institutions

Thomas W. Krise (born 1961)[1] is an American academic, former university administrator, and retired military officer. He served as the 11th President[2] of the University of Guam[3][4] and as the 13th President of Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington,[5] United States.[6][7]

Early life and education

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The son and grandson of U.S. Army medical service officers, he was born the youngest of three children of Elizabeth Ann Krise (née Bradt; 1928-2015) and Colonel Edward Fisher Krise (1924-2003)[8] on October 27, 1961, at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas, and raised in the U.S. Virgin Islands.[9] Krise graduated in 1979 from All Saints Cathedral School on St Thomas, Virgin Islands.[10] He earned a B.S. in history from the United States Air Force Academy, an M.S.A. in management from Central Michigan University, an M.A. in English from the University of Minnesota, and a Ph.D. in English in 1995 from the University of Chicago.

Military career

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He served more than twenty years on active duty in the U.S. Air Force, retiring with the rank of lieutenant colonel. He served as an ICBM flight commander in the Strategic Air Command, on the faculty of the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, as a senior military fellow of the Institute for National Strategic Studies in Washington, as vice director of the National Defense University Press, and as founder and first director of the Air Force Humanities Institute. [11]

Academic career

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Formerly, he was dean of the College of the Pacific,[12][13] the arts and sciences college of the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California,[14] and Chair of the Department of English at the University of Central Florida in Orlando.[15]

Krise was the founding president of the Early Caribbean Society,[16] past president of the Society of Early Americanists,[17] and a former Fulbright Scholar at the University of the West Indies in Jamaica. He has served as general editor of the McNair Papers monograph series,[18] managing editor of War, Literature, and the Arts: An International Journal of the Humanities,[19] and published numerous articles and other works, including Caribbeana: An Anthology of English Literature of the West Indies, 1657-1777[20][21] and Literary Histories of the Early Anglophone Caribbean: Islands in the Stream,[22] the latter co-edited with Nicole Aljoe and Brycchan Carey.

Personal life

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Krise lives in St. Thomas, United States Virgin Islands, with his wife, retired automotive executive Patricia L. Krise (née Love),[23] who served on the board of the Guam Council of the Arts and Humanities Agency.[24]

References

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  1. ^ "Past Presidents". Retrieved December 20, 2021.
  2. ^ Piper, Julia (December 8, 2019). "Leading an Island University No Vacation".
  3. ^ Losinio, Louella (June 22, 2018). "UOG has New President-Elect".
  4. ^ "UOG Board Selects Dr. Thomas Krise as President". June 30, 2018.
  5. ^ Cruz, Manny (June 11, 2018). "UOG Candidate Thomas Krise: Tackle Funding Issues With Relationships".
  6. ^ "St Thomas Source". March 13, 2012.
  7. ^ "The News Tribune". Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  8. ^ "Arlington National Cemetery Website: Edward Fisher Krise". Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  9. ^ Turner, Lark (February 29, 2012). "Pacific Lutheran University Names New President".
  10. ^ "Former graduate visits All Saints Cathedral School". January 25, 2016.
  11. ^ Clements, Barbara (July 30, 2012). "What's He Like?".
  12. ^ "The Stockton Record". December 23, 2007.
  13. ^ "The Stockton Record". March 3, 2012.
  14. ^ "Pacific Dean Leaving for Job in Washington". March 3, 2012.
  15. ^ Ruff, Emily (March 16, 2006). "Orlando Weekly".
  16. ^ "Early Caribbean Society". Retrieved December 20, 2021.
  17. ^ "Society of Early Americanists". Retrieved December 20, 2021.
  18. ^ "McNair Papers". Retrieved December 20, 2021.
  19. ^ "War, Literature & the Arts". Retrieved December 20, 2021.
  20. ^ University of Chicago Press. University of Chicago Press. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
  21. ^ Walcott, Derek (June 15, 2000). ""A Frowsty Fragrance"". New York Review of Books.
  22. ^ Palgrave Macmillan. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
  23. ^ Salzano, Matthew (November 20, 2015). "Patty: Diving into the life of PLU's first lady and number one fan".
  24. ^ Kerrigan, Kevin (October 2, 2019). "Bills Ready for Vote".
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