Ron Thomas
Ron Thomas became the thirteenth president of the University of Puget Sound in 2003, a position he will hold until the end of June 2016. Under his leadership, Puget Sound was named as the nation’s number one producer of Peace Corps volunteers in 2007 and tied for that position in 2016 for universities its size, and in 2006 became a top-ten producer of Fulbright Scholars for baccalaureate colleges. Puget Sound has also been honored with seven Washington State Professor of the Year awards from the Carnegie Foundation. Prior to leading Puget Sound, Thomas was a faculty member at the University of Chicago, Harvard University, and Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut. At Trinity, he also served as college vice president and as acting president, leading the implementation of Trinity’s nationally recognized engagement with the community. His scholarly publications include chapters in more than fourteen books and three books of his own, including Detective Fiction and the Rise of Forensic Science and Dreams of Authority: Freud and the Fictions of the Unconscious. He has served on the board of directors for the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU) and as chair of its Committee on Student Aid. He is a past member of the board of directors for the American Council on Education and the Chronicle of Higher Education and New York Times Higher Education Cabinet.
