Background
Woods, Richard Seavey was born on March 1, 1919 in Albion, New York, United States. Son of Stanley Taylor and Helen Saxe (Seavey) Woods.
Woods, Richard Seavey was born on March 1, 1919 in Albion, New York, United States. Son of Stanley Taylor and Helen Saxe (Seavey) Woods.
Bachelor of Arts, Univercity Rochester, 1941; Master of Business Administration, University of Pennsylvania, 1947; Doctor of Philosophy, University Pennsylvania, 1957.
Teacher English public schools, Shortsville, New York, 1941-1942; instructor accounting, University of Pennsylvania Wharton School, Philadelphia, 1947-1952; assistant professor, University of Pennsylvania Wharton School, 1952-1958; associate professor, University of Pennsylvania Wharton School, 1958-1964; professor, University of Pennsylvania Wharton School, 1964-1987; professor emeritus, University of Pennsylvania Wharton School, since 1987; associate department chairman, University of Pennsylvania Wharton School, 1961-1963; acting chairman, University of Pennsylvania Wharton School, 1961-1962, 75-76; chairman, University of Pennsylvania Wharton School, 1963-1969.
Served to lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1946. Member American Accounting Association, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Married Dorothy Signor Blake, December 19, 1945. Children: David Blake, Michael Signor, Martha Seavey, Catherine Hardie.