Background
McDowell, Eugene Charles Son of Charles and Voilet Marie McDowell.
McDowell, Eugene Charles Son of Charles and Voilet Marie McDowell.
Bachelor, American University, Washington, DC, 1962. Master of Arts, University Chicago, 1966. Master of Arts, University Chicago, 1976.
Advisory certified in Public Administration, United States Department of Agriculture Graduate School, 1973. Graduate certified, Mastery University, 1995. Graduate certified in Thanatology, Hood College, Frederick, Maryland, 2009.
Research assistant Operations Research Office Johns Hopkins University, Bethesda, Maryland, 1958—1961, Research Analysis Corporation, McLean, Virginia, 1961-1966, operations research analyst, 1966-1971, National Bureau Standards, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 1971-1980, management analyst, 1980-1982. Operations research analyst National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, Rockville, 1982-1987, computer systems analyst, 1987—2005. Member bioethics committee and policy subcommittee Washington Hospital Center, Washington, 1996—2009.
Guest researcher National Institute Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 2005—2007. Member bioethics committee Sarasota Memorial Hospital, since 2009. Member United States Federal public key infrastructure steering committee, 1999-2003, member legal/policy working group, 1999—2005, chairman 2001—2005, member technical working group, 1999—2003, observer member United States Federal public key infrastructure policy authority 2002-2006, observer member United States Federal identity credentialing committee, 2003—2006.
Convenor Symposium on Legislation for Physician-Assisted Suicide, Bethesda, Maryland, 1996. Member bioethics advisory panel Superior Court of DC, 1997—2000. Member research working group Maryland Attorney General, 1997-1998.
President Hemlock Society National Capital Area, Washington, 1991-1993, member board directors, 1990-1997, Nuclear Free American, Baltimore, 1991-1994, member board directors, 1989—2005, Garrett Park (Maryland) Citizens Association, 1982-1984. Originator nuclear-free zone movement in United States, Garrett Park, Maryland, 1982. Auditor North Bethesda Congress of Citizens Association, 1982-1984.
Member University Chicago Professional Achievement Award Committee, Washington, 1977—2002, chairman 1982-1984. Volunteer Tidewell Hospice, Sarasota, Florida, since 2008. Member Compassion & Choices (life), American Association for the Advancement of Science (life), Philosophical Society Washington (life, board directors 1996-1998), American Society Bioethics and Humanities, Florida Bioethics Network, Maryland Healthcare Ethics Committee Network, The Loss, Grief & End of Life Coalition of Sarasota and Manatee Counties (Florida), American Civil Library.
Union, United National Association United States of America.
Married Jill Perry Huntley, May 4, 1986 (deceased 1989). Married Hendrika Maria Ram, March 21, 1992.