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Ward, Richard Joseph was born on November 7, 1921 in Beverly, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Ralph Woodbury and Margaret (Lyons) Ward.
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This is a book of a thousand topics, words, aphorisms, phrases from sages of all ages, unique definitions, famous speeches of Frederick Douglass, Lincoln on Thanksgiving, Washington's bow to the Almighty, the genius and youthful traumas of Percy Bysshe Shelley, the author's take on contemporary issues- ethics, politics, religion, behavior, economics, foreign service- meeting King Hussein, the run to Petra and to Qumran, trials of women in Kabul, the descent to the Khyber Pass and to Kandahar and the ascent to not so lofty Katmandu, the trip from Kyrenia to chaos in Cyprus, war travels and experiences in the Pacific, a year living with the Brits, where monarchy reigns but not so supreme, lots about Catholicism, philosophy and mythology, poetry, passion, senescence, love, God. The author's thoughts good and bad about Harvard, education, sports-his own and Britain's Soccer Hooligans-, a plethora of insights and observations from his years of note taking on life and living regarding abortion, cohabitation, sex, entertainment, writing, the quality of belief, Christianity, Heaven and dozens of other issues. This is, in a phrase, literally a dictionary- a compendium or Common Place Bookof entries gleaned from the author's lifetime of ruminating about a thousand different items that triggered his interest and found there way into his notes and journals. Organized within a subject framework instead of alphabetically, the book's chapter headings would have summarized these topics: Wit and Wisdom From Sages of All ages; Chosen Words and Phrases with Meaning; Foreign Vistas; The United Kingdom- A Long Look at Albion; War, A Man and His Ship; When Can Mythology be Relevant?; Of Place, Space and Time; The Bible Speaks to Us: Of Religious Matters; Morality and Behavior in Modern Life; Insights and Philosophies About Living; Sports: An Elixir at Any Age?; Family Matters; The Human Thing About Us; Pathways to Success; Lessons for Life From Poetry; Africa's R
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Ward, Richard Joseph was born on November 7, 1921 in Beverly, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Ralph Woodbury and Margaret (Lyons) Ward.
Bachelor of Science, Harvard University, 1946; Master of Arts, University of Michigan, 1948; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Michigan, 1958.
Director planning Agency for International Development Mission to Jordan, 1961-1963. Chairman economic department Commonwealth Post College, Long Island University, 1960-1961, 63-65. Chief planning Bureau for Near East and South Asia, Agency for International Development, 1965-1969.
Manager international consultant Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Company, Washington, 1969-1975. Dean University Massachusetts College Business, Dartmouth, 1975-1987, associate dean, director research, professor, 1990—1996, Chancellor professor emeritus, since 1996. Director United States International University School Business, London, 1988-1989.
Consultant in field; with Oxford University Archivas, 2009. Lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, World War II.
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Board of directors Industrial Foundation, 1976-1982, New Bedford Symphony, since 1982. Board directors Junior Achievement, since 1977, also past president. Member Executive Committee World Congress on Violence and Human Co-existence.
Member committee Sustainable Growth, New Bedford, since 1998. Lieutenant United States Navy, 1943-1946, PTO. Member Association Social Economics (president 1970-1971), Eastern Economics Association (Executive Committee), American Economics Association, Harvard Club (president 1984-1987, regional board directors Massachusetts and Rhode Island 1989-1992), United States Signatory/Foundation for Human Co-Existence.
Married Cecilia Butler, September 1, 1951. Children: Timothy, Mary, Richard, Christopher.