Richard Schmidt
BoRIA Treasurer
Richard was born in New York City. He has a Bachelor’s degree in Physics from Iona College and a Master’s degree in Physics from Cornell University. He and his wife, Gloria, moved to Newport in 1970 and to Portsmouth in 1971. Richard started working at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center in 1970 in underwater acoustics and retired from there in 2008. As a Division head there he managed the work and funding for over fifty scientists and technicians.
Richard and his wife spend many winter months in Texas where his grandchildren live. He is on the Butts Hill Fort Restoration Committee and has served on the board of the Portsmouth Historical Society. He is also on the board of the Portsmouth Community
Theater and has appeared in several plays and video productions including some based on historical events in Portsmouth. He enjoys singing in the church choir and helping his wife as she researches Portsmouth History.
