Thomas
Jones

about

Thomas
 Jones 
is
 a 
Professor 
in 
the 
College
 of 
Arts 
and 
Sciences 
at 
Dakota
 State 
University. 

He 
has 
been 
teaching 
in 
the 
areas 
of 
photography, 
computer
 graphics 
and 
K‐12 
art 
methods 
since
 being 
hired 
at 
DSU 
in 
2000. 
The
 photography 
minor 
that 
he 
developed 
has 
become 
one 
of 
the
 most 
popular
 minors 
on 
Dakota 
States 
Universities 
campus. 

He 
has 
created 
the
 Photography 
in
 England 
course 
which 
students 
have 

participated 
in 
for
 several 
years. 
The 
students 
travel
 throughout 
England 
learning 
about
 photography, 
creating 
portfolios 
for 
future 
employment 
and
 experiencing
 cultural 
exhibitions. 
Tom
 continually 
researches 
trends 
and 
incorporates 
them
 into
 his 
courses. 

He 
truly 
enjoys 
working 
with 
students 
to 
encourage 
them
 to
 produce 
professional
projects 
for 
the 
university 
and
 for 
themselves. 
He 
can
 often 
be 
seen
 with 
students 
taking 
photos
at
 various 
DSU
 events 
encouraging
 and
 challenging 
the
 students 
to 
think 
beyond
 classroom
 assignments.

 Students 
enjoy 
him 
as 
a 
teacher 
and
 they
 respect 
his 
skills 
as 
a 
professional
 photographer 
and 
as 
a 
teacher. 

Tom
 is 
a 
teacher 
at 
heart, 
continually 
working
 with 
students, 
staff 
and 
the 
community 
to 
improve 
photography 
and 
graphic
 skills. 
He
 loves 
to 
share 
his
 expertise 
and
 knowledge
 with 
others.
 
 Jones
 received
 his 
undergraduate 
degree 
from
Texas
 A&M Corpus 
Christi 
and
 his
 Master 
of 
Arts, 
Master 
of
 Fine
 Arts
 from
 Stephen
 F. 
Austin 
University 
in
 Nacogdoches,
TX.