Background
Betterly, Richard Douglas was born on June 1, 1957 in Hazleton, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Richard Lee and Jacqueline Mary Betterly.
Betterly, Richard Douglas was born on June 1, 1957 in Hazleton, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Richard Lee and Jacqueline Mary Betterly.
Bachelor, Gettysburg College, Pennsylvania, 1979. Master of Arts, Bloomsburg University, Pennsylvania, 1984. Doctor of Philosophy, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, 1991.
Professor Savannah College, Georgia, 1991—1992, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, 1992—1995, Misericordia University, Dallas, since 2004. Director Davenport Museum, Savannah, 1996—1998. Cultural resources management consultant McCormick, Taylor & Associates, Philadelphia, 1998—2003.
Production advisor American's Castles Arts & Entertainment Network, New York City, 1997. History preservation consulting Betterly Consulting, Hazleton, since 2003.
Member Custer Battlefield National Monument Advisory Board, Hardin, Montana, 1984—1990, National Council on Preservation Education, 1991—1995, Savannah Museums Association, 1996—1998, Old North Concord Cemetery Preservation Association, New Hampshire, 2002—2005. Member of Phi Alpha Theta (president local chapter 1989-1990), Alpha Tau Omega (steward 1977-1978).