Richard Blezard Townsend

Background

Townsend, Richard Blezard was born on November 29, 1951 in Orange, New Jersey, United States. Son of Edward Thomas and Thelma Maye Townsend.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Psychology, U. Alabama, Birmingham, 1974; Master of Arts in Counseling, U. Alabama, Birmingham, 1976; Doctor of Education in Counseling, Psychology, U. Tennessee, 1983.

Career

Instructor, U. Tennessee, Knoxville, 1981; coordinator program for neglected children, United States Dept Health and Welfare, Knoxville, 1979-1981; assistant professor psychology, Moorhead (Minnesota) State University, 1981-1986; clinical psychologist and clinic manager, LifeQuest Mental Health Clinic St. Joseph Hospital, Dickinson, North Dakota, since 1986; Adjunct Professor, Dickinson State University, since 1991. President advisory board Dickinson State University Nursing Program, since 1987.

Achievements

• Richard Blezard Townsend has been listed as a noteworthy Clinical psychologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board of directors Domestic Violence and Rape Crisis Center, Dickinson, since 1987, Day Treatment Advisory Board Dickinson Schools, 1990. Member North Dakota Psychological Association (president-elect 1995, president 1996).

Interests

• Avocations: hiking, reading, acting, music, traveling.

Connections

Married Marilyn Ruth Lindsay, Dec/ 1. 1973 (divorced); children: Donald, Julia, Jessica. Married Deborah Gaye Martin, June 16, 1988.

Misty, Jacinda.

Father:

Edward Thomas Townsend

Mother:

Thelma Maye Townsend

Spouse:

Deborah Gaye Martin

Spouse:

Marilyn Ruth Lindsay

child:

Julia Townsend

child:

Donald Townsend

child:

Jessica Townsend