Larry W. Thompson, age 86, of Cottage Grove and formerly Lodi, passed peacefully into eternal life on January 7, 2023. He was born on December 22, 1936, in Vernon County, ...

Manager/producer Larry Thompson is making another run for a Southern California congressional seat, this time in a district represented by Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA).

Thompson, who joined Ringling in 1999, is the college’s sixth and longest-serving president. Over the past 26 years, Thompson has steered the school through dramatic expansion.