FRANCIS EDWARD THOMAS
Associate Department Head and Chair
Physical Education Activity Program
Department of Health & Kinesiology
Texas A&M University
College Station, Texas 77843-4243
(979) 845-7430 (Office)
(979) 575-5114 (Cell)

PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS

	Archery
	Sports Psychology
	Outdoor Education

EDUCATION

	B.S. in Public Administration and Business Administration, College of the Ozarks, 
 		1977 (with honors)
	B.S. in Physical Education, Arkansas Tech University, 1979 (with honors)
	M.S. in Physical Education, Texas A&M University, 1980

EXPERIENCE

         Professional 
	
Associate Department Head and Chair, Physical Education Activity Program, Texas A&M University
(1997 to present)
	Interim Chair, Physical Education Activity Program, Texas A&M University
		(1997)
	Associate Chair, Physical Education Activity Program, Texas A&M University
		(1994 to 1997)
	Instructional Professor, Department of Health and Physical Education, Texas A&M 	University 
		(2012 to present)
	Senior Lecturer, Department of Health and Physical Education, Texas A&M University
		(1980 to 2012)
	Lecturer, Department of Health and Physical Education, Texas A&M University
		(1979 to 1980)

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION
	
United States Archery Association
American Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
Texas Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
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HONORS AND AWARDS

Named to the Read Camp Board of Directors 2017
Coach - Texas A&M Target Archers (National Champion) 1995-2006 & 2009-17
Team Leader Turkish Grand Prix 2016
Team Leader Olympic Archery Team Women’s Camp Turkey 2016
	Guest Speaker, 2014 TAMU-Q - The Game is in the Brain
Team Leader, 2014 Pan Am Championships – Argentina 
Team Leader, 2013 World Archery Championships
Team Leader/Coach Turkish World Cup
Coach, National Champion, Texas A&M Target Archers 2009-2014
Team Leader Utah World Cup 2012
Team Leader Turkish Grand Prix 2010
Alternate 2008 Olympic Games Team Leader
Team Leader 2007 World Archery Championships 
Team Leader 2007 Pan Am Games 
Head Coach 2004 Men’s Olympic Archery Coach
Head Coach Archery World Championships 2003
Head Coach Turkish Grand Prix 2003
Head Coach Athens Olympic Test Event 2003
NAA Collegiate Coach of the Year 2003
USOC Archery Coach of the Year 2002
Head Coach-Pan Am Qualifier 2002
Head Coach-Turkish Grand Prix 2002
Head Coach –Croatian Grand Prix 2002
Head Coach-US World Championships 2001(not attended due to events of 9/11)
	Head Coach-Turkish Grand Prix 2001
Assistant Coach -US Pan American Archery Team, 1999
Assistant Coach-German Grand Prix Archery Championships, 1998
Director, Junior Olympic Development Camp, 1998
Assistant Coach-United States World Team, 1997
Assistant Coach-Russian Grand Prix, 1997
NAA Coach of the Year, 1997
South Regional Archery Coach of the Year, 1997
National Archery Coach of the Year, 1997
South Region Archery Coach of the Year, 1993
Emil Mamaliga Award, Teacher of the Year, 1990
NAA Elite Archery Camp Director, 1989
NAA Coach of the Year, 1989
NAA National Level 4 Coach, 1989
South Region Archery Coach of the Year, 1989
South Region Archery Coach of the Year, 1986
South’s Sports Festival Archery Team Coach, 1982

COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS

	PEAP Travel Committee
	PEAP Coordinator Committee
	PEAP Division Chair Committee
	PEAP Executive Committee
	
PUBLICATIONS

	Thomas, Frank. Target Archery for Beginners.  Minneapolis: Burgess.
Thomas, Frank. Let’s Walk – A Guide to Aerobic Walking. Minneapolis: Burgess.

GRANTS and DONATIONS

$1,000,000 Handball Grant from Doug Randolph 2018
$10,000 Catapult Grant from College of Education 2018
$25,000 PEAP Grant from Read Camp 2017
$30,000 Archery Team Grant from Joan Read 2017
		$50,000 PEAP grant from Read Camp 2015
$6000 Easton Archery Grant 2012
$350,000 donation from the Omar Smith family
Archery Manufactures Organization Grant ($4,000), 1997.
Southwestern Bell Telephone Leadership grant ($975), 1994.
National Archery Association Development Grant ($3,575), 1993.
National Archery Association Development Grant ($2,060), 1991.