Richard Courtney Wood

Background

Wood, Richard Courtney was born on August 8, 1943 in Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States. Son of Herman Alva and Mildred Eloise (Porter) Wood.

Education

Bachelor, University Texas, 1966; Master of Library Science, University of Southern California, 1977.

Career

Head cataloging, Wofford College Library., Spartanburg, 1969-1978; hospital library, John Peter Smith Hospital, Fort Worth, 1978-1980; reference library, Texas College Osteopathic Medicine, Fort Worth, 1980-1982; associate director library, Texas College Osteopathic Medicine, Fort Worth, 1982-1991; director libraries, associate professor School Medicine, chair HCOM department, Texas Tech U. Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, since 1991. Consultant Tarrant County Medical Library. Association, Fort Worth, 1978-1982, 84, Medical Plaza Hospital, Fort Worth, 1979-1982, Grand Prairie (Texas) Community Hospital, 1980-1981, Cook-Fort Worth Children's Hospital, since 1988.

Achievements

• Richard Courtney Wood has been listed as a noteworthy library director, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Patron Kimball Art Museum Fort Worth, since 1987. Spokesman Neighborhood Association, Fort Worth, 1989. Visiting executive United Way, Fort Worth, 1990.

Session member Grace Presby. Church, Lubbock, 2010, board member Neurosci. Board, Covenant Hospital, 2010.

Member Dallas-Tarrant County Consortium (chairman 1980-1981), Metroplex Consortium Health Sciences (chairman 1980-1981), South Center Regional Group, Medical Library. Association (chairman osteopathic libraries section 1986-1987), South Center Academy Medical Libraries (board directors since 1991, past chair), National Network Libraries Medicine (board directors South Center region 1991-1993, chair regional advisory council, since 2008), Texas Association Academic Health Sciences Centers (chair since 2009), Deutsche Gesellschaft für Heereskunde, LIS Users Group (chair executive board), Sigma Tau Delta.

Interests

• Avocations: languages, travel, history, gardening, music.

Connections

Married Amy Louise Black, August 16, 1974.

Father:

Herman Alva Wood

Mother:

Mildred Eloise (Porter) Wood

Spouse:

Amy Louise Black