Background
Evans, Abigail Rian was born on October 26, 1937 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of Edwin H. and Marian (Schall) Rian.
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Abigail Rian Evans
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Education
Bachelor, Jamestown College, 1958; diploma in Brazailian language and culture, Escola Linguas e Orientacao, Campinas, Brazil, 1960; Master of Divinity, Princeton Seminary, 1968; Doctor of Philosophy, Georgetown University, 1984.
Career
Missionary, United Presbyterian Church, Santa Catarina, Brazil, 1959-1964;
instructor liturgy and church history, Campinas (Brazil) Theological Seminary, 1966-1967;
pastor, community organizer, Ebenezer Presbytery, Kentucky, 1968-1970;
director, Broadway U. Ministries, New York City, 1971-1976;
associate pastor, Broadway Presbyterian Church, New York City, 1971-1976;
Presbyterian chaplain, Columbia University, New York City, 1971-1976;
staff associate in medical education and ethics research department, College Physicians and Surgeons Columbia University, New York City, 1976-1979;
associate synod executive, Synod of Vas., Presbyterian Church United States, Roanoke, 1976-1979;
research and teaching assistant, Kennedy Institute Ethics Georgetown University, Washington, 1981-1984;
director new programs, senior staff associate, Kennedy Institute Ethics Georgetown University, Washington, 1984-1988;
founder, director NCP Health Ministries, senior consultant, Kennedy Institute Ethics, Georgetown University, Washington, since 1984;
associate professor practical theology, director field education, Princeton (New Jersey) Theological Seminary, since 1991. Member National Capital Presbytery, Washington, since 1976. Instructor Wesley Theological Seminary, 1984.
Visiting professor Theological Consortium, Washington, 1986, Howard U., Washington, 1987, Presbyterian School Christian Education, 1988. Speaker, lecturer in field. Preached in over 100 churches throughout United States, since 1983.
Consultant fin field, since 1983. Bioethics consultant National Institutes of Health, 1983-1989. Consultant Office Substance Abuse Prevention, United States government, since 1990.
Delegate World Council Churches, Bangkok, 1973, Switzerland, 1988.
Achievements
Membership
Member commission on values District of Columbia Board Education, since 1987. Board of Governors Washington Ecumenical Institute, since 1985. Board directors, chairman mission committee Council Churches GreaterWashington, since 1984.
Member ethics committee S.W. Organ Procurement Foundation, since 1988. Member George Washington University Animal Research Commission, 1988-1992, Human Genome Working Group, since 1991. Member Society for Health and Human Values.
Connections
Married Robert Maxwell Evans, December 12, 1959 (divorced 1976). Children: Stephen Edwin, Nathanael Cameron, Matthew Master of Science, Thomas Evan, Rachel. Married John Richard Powers, June 25, 1988.
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American