Academic Metals Directory · entry

Nancy Kunkle Thompson

Professor of Jewelry & Metalsmithing and Chair of the Crafts Department (now Craft/Material Studies) at Virginia Commonwealth University; credited by alumni with building the program. No longer active faculty.

last checked 2026-06-04

As archived (≈2014)

Listed as
Virginia Commonwealth University — since 1969

Born
1941, Marion, Indiana

Now (checked 2026)

Goes by
Nancy Kunkle Thompson

Current role
Professor of Jewelry & Metalsmithing and Chair of the Crafts Department (now Craft/Material Studies) at Virginia Commonwealth University; credited by alumni with building the program. No longer active faculty.

Status
Retired

Link
blogs.vcu.edu/enews/2013/12/11/alumni-give-thanks/

Training

Undergraduate	Ball State Teacher's College/Ball State University · 1959 to 1963 BS · instructor: Ned Griner
Graduate	Indiana Universityuniversity art department · 1965 to 1968 MFA · instructor: Alma Eikerman

Lineage

Taught at

Virginia Commonwealth University · 1969 to present

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Sources

https://blogs.vcu.edu/enews/2013/12/11/alumni-give-thanks/https://arts.vcu.edu/academics/departments/craft-material-studies/areas-of-study/metal/

From the original Tyler “Academic Metals Directory” (≈2014), brought current in 2026.

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