Education
The Catholic University of America.
The Catholic University of America.
Born in Washington, District of Columbia in 1922 and a graduate of the city"s Western High School, Cardwell began his federal service in 1942 as a clerk in the Public Housing Administration. After serving with the United States. Army in Europe during World World War II, he returned to the Public Housing Administration in 1945, where he worked on administrative and budget assignments until 1954. In 1955, Cardwell received a bachelor"s degree from Columbus University.
In the same year, he joined the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, serving in various budget positions through 1973 when he resigned as DHEW"s Assistant Secretary and Comptroller to become the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, a post he held until the end of 1977.
He then spent a short time as an executive for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting before taking a position with the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, and he concluded his career with five years" service at the Nasco health insurance firm. He died in Roswell, Georgia on 4 December 2012 after suffering a broken hip.
He had been living in Alpharetta, Georgia.
