Thomas Carson Schmidt

Background

Schmidt, Thomas Carson was born on October 15, 1930 in York, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of George Small and Josephine Foot (Reifsnider) Schmidt.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Princeton University, 1952; Master of Divinity, Virginia Seminary, 1955; Doctor of Philosophy in Policy Sciences, State University of New York, 1971.

Career

Ordained priest Episcopal Church, 1955. Rector St. Alban's Church, Bogota, Colombia, 1955-1958. Assistant St. James, New London, Connecticut, 1958-1961.

Rector St. Andrew's, Longmeadow, Massachusetts, 1961-1968. On leave serving Diocese Zululand-Swaziland, South Africa, 1965-1966. Management consultant, 1968-1971.

Assistant commissioner education State of Rhode Island, 1971-1973. Member Rhode Island Governor's Policy and Program Review Staff Providence, 1973-1975. Commissioner education State of Rhode Island, 1975-1980.

Vice president Partners of the Americas, 1980-1981. Management consultant national and foreign firms, 1981-1983, 94—. Public administration specialist International Bank Reconstrn. and Development (World Bank), 1983-1989, senior general educator, 1989-1994.

Achievements

• Thomas Carson Schmidt has been listed as a noteworthy International development banker by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Chairman manpower task force Rhode Island Health Science Education Council, 1973-1975, member executive board, 1973-1975. Member education committee Maine Council Churches. Board directors Comty.

Building Trust. Member International Society Educational Planners (treasurer 1973), International Association Applied Social Scientists, Council Chief State School Officers (board directors 1976-1980), State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (legislation committee), American Association State Colleges and Universities (legislation committee), State University of New York Buffalo Alumni Association (director).

Connections

Married Lucy Carter Searby, August 21, 1954 (divorced May 1980). Children: Peter, Lucy, Thomas. Married Robin G. Berry, November 26, 1983.

1 stepdau., Julia Barclay.

Father:

George Small Schmidt

Mother:

Josephine Foot (Reifsnider) Schmidt

Spouse:

Lucy Carter Searby

Spouse:

Robin G. Berry

child:

Peter Schmidt

child:

Lucy Schmidt

child:

Thomas Schmidt