Thomas E. Gouttierre ’62, ’01 (Hon.)

Thomas Gouttierre is an expert on Afghanistan. He lived and worked for almost 10 years in Afghanistan before becoming dean of International Studies and Programs at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. While in Afghanistan, he served as a Peace Corps volunteer, a Fulbright Fellow and coached the Afghan National Basketball Team. In the first 10 months after Sept. 11, he did more than 2,000 presentations and interviews. He has also been instrumental in garnering humanitarian and educational aid to post-war Afghanistan.