Background
Todd, A. Rowland Son of Arthur Russell and Grace Agatha (Sheets) Todd.
Todd, A. Rowland Son of Arthur Russell and Grace Agatha (Sheets) Todd.
AB, Denison U., 1949; M.A.S.A., Ohio State University, 1951.
Staff, Lake County Department Public Welfare, Gary, Indiana, 1948; staff, Allen County Community Chest and Council, Fort Wayne, Indiana, 1950; campaign secretary, community relations secretary, Community Chest and Council, Dayton, Ohio., 1951-1952; assistant secretary, Community Chest and Council, Rockford, Illinois, 1952-1955; executive secretary, Community Welfare Council, Rockford, 1955-1959; executive director, United Community Superior vena cava syndrome, Appleton, Wisconsin, 1959-1965; executive director, Community Chest and Council, Neenah-Menasha, Wisconsin, 1963-1965; executive director, Wisconsin Council on Human Concerns, Madison, 1965-1980; associate director, United Way of Texas, Austin, 1980-1990; consultant, since 1990.
Board deacons State St. Baptist Church, Rockford, 1954-1957, chairman, 1956-1957. Member administrative board 1st Methodist Church, Appleton, 1962-1965. Board directors Center for Adult Detoxification and Referral, Dane County, Wisconsin, 1977-1979, president, 1978-1979.
Elder United Presbyterian Church. Session member Covenant Presbyterian Church, Madison, 1971-1975, St. John's Presbyterian Church, Austin, 1983-1986. Secretary-treasurer Metro-Ministries of Austin, 1985-1986, president, 1987-1988.
Board directors Texas IMPACT, 1987-1990, Executive Committee, 1988-1990. Member NASW (charter member, chair Rockford chapter 1957-1958, chair Illinois county 1957-1959, secretary Wisconsin county 1962-1965, steering committee Austin branch 1985-1990, chair Texas legislation action committee 1987-1990), Academy Certified Social Workers, Great Lakes Institute for Health & Welfare (chair 1963, plan committee 1952-1974), National Association for Statewide Health & Welfare (president 1971-1974), National Conference on Social Welfare (board directors 1973-1974).