Thomas Clausen (Louisiana)
| Thomas Greenwood Clausen | |
|---|---|
| Louisiana State Superintendent of Education | |
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In office 1984–1988 |
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| Preceded by | J. Kelly Nix |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
December 22, 1939 |
| Died | February 20, 2002 (aged 62) Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Cause of death | Cancer |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Gale Bell Clausen (married c. 1972-2002, his death) |
| Relations | Sally Clausen |
| Children | Sons Kyle and Kouri Clausen |
| Parents | Mrs. Leonell Wilks "Nell" Clausen |
| Residence | Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Alma mater |
Centerville High School (St. Mary Parish) |
| Occupation | Educator |
| Religion | Baptist |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | United States Army |
December 22, 1939
Verdunville, St. Mary Parish
Centerville High School (St. Mary Parish)
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Louisiana State University
Thomas Greenwood Clausen (December 22, 1939 – February 20, 2002) was an educator from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, who was the last elected state superintendent of education, a position which he filled as a Democrat from 1984 to 1988 during the third administration of Governor Edwin Edwards.
Clausen's mother, Leonell Wilkes Clausen, who died in 1999 was a native of Centerville in St. Mary Parish. She lived in Verdunville, also in St. Mary Parish, where Clausen was born, but she spent her later years in Baton Rouge. "Mama Nell" Clausen, as she was known, drove a school bus, delivered food to shut-ins, worked in a school for the handicapped, and was a justice of the peace in St. Mary Parish. Clausen's sister, Sally Clausen, is a retired educational administrator who was from 1995 to 2001 the president of Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond and from 2008 to 2010 the Louisiana commissioner of higher education under the supervision of the Louisiana Board of Regents. Clausen's stepbrother, Kenneth Gray, was originally a foster child reared by their mother. Clausen and his wife of twenty-nine years, Gale Bell Clausen, later Gale Anderson, had two son, Kyle and Kouri Clausen.
Clausen graduated from Centerville High School in St. Mary Parish. He received his bachelor's, master's, and Ph.D. degrees, respectively, from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, and the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Clausen served in the United States Army from 1960 to 1961.
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