Background
Woodward, Gilbert Leavitt was born on April 19, 1917 in Portland, Maine, United States. Son of Louis Burton and Edna (Leavitt) Woodward.
hospital public relations administrator
Woodward, Gilbert Leavitt was born on April 19, 1917 in Portland, Maine, United States. Son of Louis Burton and Edna (Leavitt) Woodward.
Bachelor, Bates College, 1939.
Copy writer, Charles Sheldon Advertising Agency, Springfield, Massachusetts, 1947-1955; assistant advertising manager, Stanley Home Products, Inc., East Hampton, Massachusetts, 1955-1966; associate campaign director, Marts and Lundy, New York City, 1966-1968; public relations director, Ketchum Inc., Pittsburgh, 1968-1970; assistant development director, Lutheran Medical Center, Brooklyn, 1970-1972; Adjunct Professor community relations, St. Francis College, Brooklyn, 1975-1978; director public relations and development, Wyckoff Heights Hospital, Brooklyn, 1972-1980; director public affairs, Metropolitan Hospital Center, New York City, since 1980. Publicity director Advertising Club Springfield, 1948-1955.
Chairman fundraising campaign for Suffolk County Council, Boy Scouts American, Long Island, New York, 1972. Captain, C.E., Army of the United States, 1941-1946. Member Professional Communicators New York, Health Care Public Relations and Marketing Society Greater New York, Greater New York Hospital Association (vice-chairman public relations agency committee 1973-1979).
Married Ruth K. Pehrson, April 14, 1951 (deceased February 1988). Children: Deborah, Gilbert Leavitt Junior, Cynthia, Robert, John.