Thomas Carlsen ’55


Thomas Carlsen ’55 , Ph.D., died in Homer, New York, on April 2, 2011. He came to Hanover from Cushing Academy, which he attended while living with his family in Ashburnham, Massachusetts. At Dartmouth Tom was a member of Kappa Kappa Kappa, Glee Club and DOC and graduated with a degree in sociology. He served as a medic in the Army and entered the University of Chicago, where he obtained an M.A. and subsequently a Ph.D. in social work. At Syracuse University, in its school of social work, Tom served as director of admissions and records and professor of social welfare policy analysis. He retired as professor emeritus after 31 years and continued to be active in his community, serving on school boards, as fire commissioner and in scouting. Tom is survived by his wife, Ann, and children Lisa, William ’80, Peter, Susan and Joseph.