Thomas Edward Hannum (-2010)
HANNUM, MEANS, KIDD, VON BERGEN, SHOEMAN
Posted By: Tri-County Times
Date: 6/20/2010 at 13:15:56
THE TRI-COUNTY TIMES, Story County, Iowa, Thursday, June 17, 2010.
Thomas Edward Hannum, 91, of Ames passed away Tuesday, June 8, 2010 at Northcrest Retirement Community. Memorial services were held Saturday, June 12, at Northminster Presbyterian Church.
Tom was born in Boone, Iowa to Irve and Mary (Means) Hannum. He graduated from Boone High School and Iowa State College, where he was active in Kappa Sigma fraternity and ROTC. At ISC he met Catherine Kidd and they were married March 1942, shortly before Tom’s 28 months of overseas service. Tom was a second lieutenant in the Army artillery in North Ireland, England, North Africa and Italy. He earned four campaign stars and was awarded the Purple Heart. He then served in the National Guard from 1946-1971, retiring as a Brigadier General.
Tom earned his Master’s Degree in psychology from Iowa State in 1949, and his PhD in psychology from the University of Nebraska in 1952. He was on the ISU facility until he retired at age 70 in 1989. Tom received awards for his teaching, student advising, academic advising and a Distinguished Service Award from the Iowa Psychology Association.
Tom was a consultant for the Iowa Department of Corrections for 24 years. He served on many committees for the state, ISU, and the Ames Board of Education for three terms.
He is survived by his wife of 68 years, Kay, and children, Jim Hannum of Urbana, Ill; Judy Von Bergen of Madison, WI; Janet Shoeman of West Des Moines; and Joan Hannum of Nevada; nine grandchildren and four great grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Thomas E. Hannum undergraduate scholarship (ISU Foundation), Psi Chi or Northminster Presbyterian Church.
Adams Funeral Home and Cremation Service assisted the family with arrangements.
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