Background
Ridenhour, Joseph Conrad was born on August 12, 1920 in Rowan County, North Carolina, United States. Son of Martin Luther and Mary Virginia (Schaeffer) Ridenhour.
Ridenhour, Joseph Conrad was born on August 12, 1920 in Rowan County, North Carolina, United States. Son of Martin Luther and Mary Virginia (Schaeffer) Ridenhour.
Student, Duke University, 1940. Doctor of Humane Letters, Lenoir Rhyne College, 1974.
Assistant secretary, Cannon Mills Company, Kannapolis, North Carolina, 1953-1963; assistant vice president, Cannon Mills Company, 1959-1960; vice president, Cannon Mills Company, 1960-1971; senior vice-president, director marketing, Cannon Mills Company, 1971-1982; vice Chairman of the Board, Cannon Mills Company, 1981-1983; also director, Cannon Mills Company.
Member Kannapolis Board Education, 1954-1965. Secretary Home Mission Foundation, North Carolina synod United Lutheran Church in American, 1953-1968, director, since 1953, president, since 1968. Member board Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary, 1964-1985.
Served with arty Army of the United States, World World War II, European Theatre of Operations.
Married Julia Claire Thorne, December 21, 1943. 1 child, Janis Claire.