Richard Lee Hale

Background

Hale, Richard Lee was born on January 3, 1930 in Formoso, Kansas, United States. Son of Glenn Becton and Ruby Tiarena (Johnson) Hale.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Journalism, University Kansas, 1952.

Career

Editor, Bird City (Kansas) Times, 1955-1958; editor, public, St. Francis Herald, Kansas, 1958-1974; editor, Golf Course Management, Lawrence, Kansas, 1974-1976; editor, Professional Golf Association Magazine, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, 1976-1980; director committee, GCSAA, Lawrence, 1980-1982; editor, Dental Economics, Penn Well Public Company, Tulsa, 1982-1997; public, Dental Economics, Penn Well Public Company, Tulsa, 1989-1997.

Achievements

• Richard Lee Hale has been listed as a noteworthy Magazine editor by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Chairman local committee Boy Scouts American, St. Francis, 1970-1974. Trustee Trinity United Methodist Church, Palm Beach Gardens, 1979-1980, American Fund for Dental Health, since 1989. Special agent Counter Intelligence corpus, United States army, 1952-1954.

Member American Association Dental Editors, American Fund for Dental Health (trustee, advisor 1989-1993), Kansas Press Association (board directors 1973-1974), Golf Writers Association American, Riverside Country Club (St. Francis. President 1971), Rotary (president local chapter 1970), Alvamar Country Club (president 2003-2004).

Interests

• Avocation: golf, travel, nature walks.

Connections

Married Nancy June Craig, February 22, 1953. Children– Steven Craig, Kristin Lee Hale Shurtz, Michael John, Sarah Johanna Hale Wilcher.

Father:

Glenn Becton Hale

Mother:

Ruby Tiarena (Johnson) Hale

Spouse:

Nancy June Craig

child:

Michael John Hale

child:

Kristin Lee Hale Shurtz Hale

child:

Sarah Johanna Hale Wilcher Hale

child:

Steven Craig Hale