Thomas Nelson

Thomas Nelson began his professional career as a television news reporter at various small to medium televsion markets across the United States.  He also worked as a freelance television news reporter for a time during the early to mid 1990s while he was lving in Germany.  Tom's primary job during his half-decade in Germany was as a professor for the University of Maryland's European branch where he taught mostly American and British military service people.  Tom arrived at Elon in 1996 growing along with the communications department into the School of Communications and with the college into Elon University. Since his arrival Tom has produced two documentaries that received international recognition from the Broadcast Education Association.  Tom has led numerous overseas learning trips focused on the First World War and was a professor in residence for Elon's Florence, Italy semster abroad program.