Background
Lehman, Ruth Gillespie was born on February 28, 1924 in Denver, Colorado, United States. Daughter of Dean Milton and Lillie Mae (Baldwin) Gillespie.
Lehman, Ruth Gillespie was born on February 28, 1924 in Denver, Colorado, United States. Daughter of Dean Milton and Lillie Mae (Baldwin) Gillespie.
Student, University Colorado, 1941-1944; Bachelor of Laws, Columbia University, 1947.
Lawyer, Denious & Denious, Denver, 1947-1951;
lawyer, Burnett, Lehman & Lehman, Denver, 1951-1957;
president, Colorado Century Corporation, Denver, 1953-1980;
editorial page editor, Longmont (Colorado) Daily Times Call, Loveland (Colorado) Daily Reporter-Herald, Canon City (Colorado) Daily Record, since 1965;
vice president, treasurer, Lehman Comm. Corporation, Longmont, since 1987. Board member, president Colorado Press Association, Denver, 1976-1982.
Board member, treasurer Inland Press Association, Chicago, 1982-1986. Board member Mountain States Employers Council, Denver, 1989-1997.
Board directors Colorado Legal Aid Foundation, Denver, 1984-1991, Colorado Council Economic Education, Denver, 1988-1996, Longmont Art in Public Places, 1989-1992, Colorado History Society, since 1996. Member International Newspaper Finance Executive, American Society Newspaper Editors, National Conference Editorial Writers, Colorado Bar Association.
Married Edward Lehman, April 22, 1949. Children: Lauren Lehman Kivimaki, Dean G.