Background
Bolan, Richard Stuart was born on December 11, 1927 in Salem, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Robert Stuart and Mildred Elizabeth (Fay) Bolan.
educator researcher urban planner
Bolan, Richard Stuart was born on December 11, 1927 in Salem, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Robert Stuart and Mildred Elizabeth (Fay) Bolan.
Bachelor of Engineering, Yale University, 1954. Master of City and Regional Planning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1956. Doctor of Philosophy, New York University, 1974.
Planner, Providence Redevelopment Authority, 1956-1957; planner, Planning and Renewal Associations, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1957-1958; principal planner, Boston City Planning Board, 1958-1960; director renewal planning, Boston Redevelopment Authority, 1960-1962; director planning, Boston Regional Transportation Study, 1962-1964; assistant to director, Joint Center for Urban Studies of Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard, Cambridge, 1964-1967; professor, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, 1967-1985; professor urban planning, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1985-1998; professor emeritus, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, since 1998.
Volunteer United Way, Minneapolis, since 1986. Board directors Minnesota Jobs with Peace, Minneapolis, 1989-1996. Sergeant United States Air Force, 1945-1947, 50-51.
Member American Planning Association, American Institute Certified Planners, Association Collegiate Schools of Planning (secretary-treasurer 1989-1993), American Society Public Administration.
Married Elizabeth Ann Murphy, September 4, 1954 (deceased 1977). 1 child, Geoffrey Stuart. Married Margaret Mary Altschul, March 30, 1978 (divorced May 1983).
Married Nancy Jane Johnston, December 19, 1987.