T. H. Baughman

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T. H. (Tim) Baughman (born 1947) teaches European and polar exploration history at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. He graduated with a bachelor's degree from Stetson University in 1968. [1] [2] M.A. from The Ohio State University; Ph.D. from Florida State University. [3] [4] He is a professor emeritus at the University of Central Oklahoma where he was Dean of the College of Liberal Arts from 2000 to 2004 [5] He is the author of several books and articles on polar exploration and lectures widely on European and polar history and a frequent leader of international expeditions for Zegrahm Expeditions. [6]

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  1. "Home". thbaughman.com.
  2. UMES news
  3. Baughman, T. H. [hppt://www.catalog.umes.edu "Professor"]. SAPS. preview_entity.php. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  4. The Oklahoman newspaper archive
  5. "New dean of the School of Education, Social Sciences, and the Arts named".
  6. "T.H. Baughman".