Raymond Vernon Shawstad

Background

Shawstad, Raymond Vernon was born on March 17, 1931 in Brainerd, Minnesota, United States. Son of Klaas Ostendorf.

Education

Student, Niederhauser Airways, 1947-1951; student, San Bernardino Valley College, 1959-1960, 65; student, West Coast U., 1960-1962; student, University of California at Los Angeles Extension, 1966-1981; student, Liberal Institute Natural Science and Technology, 1973-1983; student, Free Enterprise Institute, 1973-1983; student, Kingsway Christian College, 1994-1996; student, Marshalltown Junior College, 1949.

Career

Salesman, Marshalltown, Iowa., 1952-1953; assistant retail manager, Gamble-Skogmo, Inc., Waverly, Iowa., 1953-1954; retail manager, Gamble-Skogmo, Inc., Iowa Falls, Iowa., 1954-1957; senior programmer, County of San Bernardino (California), 1958-1964; information systems consultant, Sunkist Growers, Inc., Van Nuys, California, 1965-1975; senior systems programmer, Sunkist Growers, Inc., Van Nuys, California, 1975-1992. University extension instructor University of California at Los Angeles, 1980-1981. Proprietor artificial intelligence researcher Language Products Company, 1980-1997.

Proprietor, finance educator Pennyseed Management Company, 1987-1997. Reader in geriatrics, proprietor, instructor economics Liberal Pentagon, 1991-1993, Liberal Proprietor, 1993-1994. Proprietor Medical Investments, 1993-1997.

Distribution specialist, proprietor Networking Group Company, 1992-1997.

Membership

Volunteer bedside music therapist VA Hospitals, California, 1984-1991, Iowa Veterans Home, 1992-1997. Musician Project Caring, 1984-1987. Mentor The Caring Connection, 1993-1994.

Volunteer Meals-on-Wheels, 1993. Representative United States Senatorial Business Advisory Board, California, 1988-1992. Member data processing advisory board City of Marshalltown, Iowa, 1993-1997.

Volunteer League of Mercy of Salvation Army, 1990^. Treasurer Salvation Army, Marshalltown, since 1997, member Christian Reconstrn. Committee, since 2001, underwriter, Chalcedon Report, since 2002, member Founders committee, American Vision, since 2002.

Patron DAV; member, friend, Jerusalem Perspective, since 1998. Member Haverim, Center for Judaic-Christian Studies, since 1998. Member Price-Pottenger Nutrition Foundation, 2002^.

With Iowa National Guard, 1948-1957. 1st lieutenant United States Army Reserve, 1957-1963. Member American Defense Preparedness Association, Reserve Officers Association, American Legion, United States Naval Institute, Toastmasters.

Connections

Son of Gerhard A. Shawstad and Ruth Catherine Hammond.

Father:

Gerhard A. Shawstad

Father:

Klaas Ostendorf.

Mother:

Ruth Catherine Hammond