ABOUT THOMASSON SALES TEAM PRODUCTS & SERVICES CUSTOMER TOOLKIT CONTACT US Home / News / Pat Thomasson Delivers 2017 MSU College of Forest Resources Carlton N. Owen Lecture Pat Thomasson Delivers 2017 MSU College of Forest Resources Carlton N. Owen Lecture Starkville, Mississippi — October 17, 2017 — Thomasson Company CEO and Board Chairman Pat Thomasson served as this year’s guest speaker for Mississippi State University’s annual Carlton N. Owen Lecture Series. Ms. Thomasson led the public program held Tuesday, October 17, 2017 in the College of Forest Resources Franklin Center on campus. Her presentation was titled, “Assets in the Wood Industry: Planting for the Future.” The Owen Lecture Series was established nearly two decades ago in the College of Forest Resources by the Greenville, South Carolina, resident and 1974 MSU graduate for whom it is named. The program focuses on natural resource conservation issues. Ms. Thomasson is past president of the Mississippi Lumber Manufacturers Association, the first woman to serve in that capacity, and was named Mississippi’s 2014 Business Woman of the Year by the Mississippi Business Journal. That same year, she was recognized for exceptional service and industry impact by the Women’s Business Enterprise Council (WBEC) South. Prior to joining the family business in 1996 Ms. Thomasson held positions with Arthur Andersen in New Orleans and the Mississippi Secretary of State’s Security Division. She holds bachelor’s and master’s accounting degrees from the University of Mississippi. About Thomasson Company Thomasson Company was established in 1972 as a lumber distributor. In the mid-1980s, the company began marketing wood utility poles throughout the United States. In 2005 Thomasson purchased its first pole manufacturing operation and, in 2009, opened its own treating facility. Also in 2009, Thomasson Company was Certified as a National Women’s Business Enterprise by Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC). Today the industry leader ships poles to nearly every state in the continental U.S. and to over ten countries worldwide. The company is headquartered in Philadelphia, Mississippi. Ready to Connect? Call us today at 1-800-647-6260 Or check out our Sales Team page for direct contact information. No one responds to natural disasters more quickly or with greater force and perseverance than Thomasson Company. When catastrophic events occur, our company mobilizes at a moment’s notice. Our ability to rapidly deliver standing inventory to the areas hardest hit and ramp up production to meet surging utility pole orders is the stuff of legend. About Thomasson Sales Team Products And Services Customer Toolkit Contact Us © 2021 Thomasson Company. All Rights Reserved.