Richard Allan Cottingham

Background

Cottingham, Richard Allan was born on December 5, 1934 in Hastings, Nebraska, United States. Son of Quentin Clifford and Inez Mae (Schultz) Cottingham.

Education

Bachelor, Hastings College, 1955; Doctor of Medicine, U. Nebraska, 1959.

Career

Intern, Nebraska Methodist Hospital, Omaha, 1960; resident in radiology, Orange County Medical Center, Orange, California, 1964-1967; staff radiologist, Long Beach (California) Veterans Hospital, 1967-1968; consultant radiologist, Community Hospital, McCook, Nebraska, since 1968. Consultant radiologist to hospitals, S.W. Nebraska and N.W. Kansas, since 1968. Board directors Gemini Oil Corporation, McCook and Denver.

Member Nebraska State Radiation Advisory Council.

Achievements

• Richard Allan Cottingham has been listed as a noteworthy Radiologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member McCook County Airport Advisory Board, 1981, Nebraska State Radiation Safety Commission, since 1989. Lieutenant commander United States Navy, 1960-1964, S.E. Asia. Member American Medical Association, American College Radiology (accredited surveyor 1980, senior surveyor1987), Nebraska Medical Association (councilor 1980-1984), S.W. Nebraska County Medical Society (president 1970-1971), Rocky Mountain Radiological Society, Experimental Aircraft Society (life).

Interests

• Avocations: sailing, photography, scuba diving, skiing, poetry writing.

Connections

Married Jean Ellen Ashton, September 7, 1956 (divorced September 1982). Children: Shawna Marie, Kevin Craig.

Father:

Quentin Clifford Cottingham

Mother:

Inez Mae (Schultz) Cottingham

Spouse:

Jean Ellen Ashton

child:

Shawna Marie Cottingham

child:

Kevin Craig Cottingham