Background
Gelwick, Richard Lee was born on March 9, 1931 in Bristow, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Allen Garrett and Lenora Jean (Foster) Gelwick.
Gelwick, Richard Lee was born on March 9, 1931 in Bristow, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Allen Garrett and Lenora Jean (Foster) Gelwick.
Bachelor, Southern Methodist University, 1952. Master of Divinity, Yale University, 1956. Doctor of Theology, Pacific School of Religion, Berkeley, California, 1965.
Campus minister, intern Temple University, Philadelphia, 1954-1955. Assistant professor religion Washington & Lee University, Lexington, Virginia, 1956-1958. Director religious activities Oberlin (Ohio) College, 1958-1960.
Campus minister University California, Berkeley, 1963-1966. Visiting lecturer Pacific School Religion, 1965-1966. Assistant professor religion Chapman College, Orange, California, 1966-1967.
Adjunct professor Dayton (Ohio) University, 1970-1971. Chair religion and philosophy department Stephens College, Columbia, Missouri, 1967-1988. Research associate Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine, 1988-1989.
Chair, associate professor College of Osteopathic Medicine University New England, Biddeford, since 1988. Chair Religion, Health and Medical Ethics Group, 1992-1995. Coordinator Polanyi Society, since 1975.
Consultant Society for Bioethics Consultation, since 1990.
Member Cancer Advisory and Prevention Committee, State of Maine, since 1991. Board directors Bioethics Network, since 1994. Fellow Society for Values in Higher Education.
Member Society for Health and Human Values, American Academy of Religion.
Married Beverly Prosser, May 14, 1955. Children: Jennifer Gelwick Leucke, Allen Morrison Gelwick.