Background
Daugherty, Ruth Alice was born on February 21, 1931 in Shenandoah, Virginia, United States. Daughter of Lee Earl and Lena Alice (Heishman) Sheaffer.
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Daugherty, Ruth Alice was born on February 21, 1931 in Shenandoah, Virginia, United States. Daughter of Lee Earl and Lena Alice (Heishman) Sheaffer.
Associate of Arts, Shenandoah Junior College, 1950. Bachelor, Lebanon Valley College, 1952. HHD (honorary), Albright College, 1982.
HHD (honorary), Shenandoah University, 1986.
English and history teacher Bruce High School, Westernport, Maryland, 1952-1953, Trotwood (Ohio) High School, 1953-1955. Officer United Methodist Women, Pennsylvania, 1956-1972, national president, 1980-1984. Vice president General Board Global Ministries, 1980—1984.
Director women's division United Methodist Women, 1976—1984. Member general council on ministries United Methodist Church, 1972—1976, national chair ministry study, 1984-1992. National vice president United Methodist Communications Commission, 1984-1988.
Vice president United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia, New York City, 1984-1987. Faculty Drew Theological Seminary, 2001. Consultant in field.
(Historical and Theological review of the Spiritual Leader...)
Trustee Lebanon Valley College, Annville, Pennsylvania, 1971—1989. Chair personnel committee, chair museum committee Scarritt-Bennett Center, Nashville, 1991—1996, secretary, 1996—1999. President Lumina Board, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 1998—2008.
Co-chair addressing world and community issues Environmental Protection Agency Conference, 2000—2004, delegate to quad general conferences, since 1972. Secretary North-East jurisdiction United Methodist Church, since 2003. Board directors United Methodist Public House, since 2003.
Chair policy program committee, chair directions for the '90s United Board for Christian Education in Asia, 1990—1998, trustee emeritus, since 1998. Secretary trustees Eastern Pennsylvania Conference United Meth Church, Valley Forge, 1992—1998. General commission Christian unity and interreligious concerns United Methodist Church, 1992—2000, secretary, 1996—2000, since 2008, Otterbein district lay leader, 1998—2001, board ordained ministry Eastern Pennsylvania conference, since 2004, national advisory committee church and community workers, since 2004, secretary, since 2008, 50th anniversary task force ordination of women, 2002—2006.
President Southwest District, United Methodist Women, 2005—2009.
Married Robert Mowery Daugherty, July 11, 1953. Children: Carole Ruth Daugherty Haigh, Steven Robert, Beth Anne Daugherty Carr.