THOMAS J. NICHOLS

The Third Dawn

Tom is a graduate of the University of Arizona, magna cum laude, with a Bachelor of Science in Public Administration. After serving twenty-two years with the Tucson Police Department, he retired in 1983 as Deputy Chief of Police. He moved to Lubbock, Texas where he assumed command as Chief of Police and remained in that position until he retired in 1990. His criminal justice profession continued when Chief Nichols started a new career with the Lubbock School District where he created a full-service police department to serve the particular issues surrounding the concerns for the safety of teachers and children in an academic setting.

Over the years, Tom produced numerous criminal justice related policies, procedures, and professional articles for regional and national publications. A lifetime member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, he is a member of the Police Executive Research Forum, Texas Police Chiefs Association, and other professional organizations. A member of the scholastic honor societies Phi Kappa Phi and Beta Gamma Sigma, Tom has been an active community worker serving on the boards of directors of Hospice of Lubbock and the Lubbock Symphony Orchestra. He is a Paul Harris Rotarian, and currently is on the Board of Directors of the Lubbock Rotary Club. He has served as a member of the Serra Club, and is a Knight of the Holy Sepulcher of Jerusalem, two organizations that serve the special needs of Christianity.

Among his many book signings, Chief Nichols had highly successful ventures at Clues Unlimited/Tucson; Barnes & Noble/Lubbock; and, at the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library/Austin.

Tom enjoys hobbies of physical exercise, bird hunting, hiking, and fly-fishing throughout the Rocky Mountains.

Tom and his wife Gwendolyon live in Lubbock, Texas. They have two grown children, Jennifer and James, who live in the Dallas area.

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