Dale E. Ritterbusch

Background

Ritterbusch, Dale E. was born on January 12, 1946 in Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Karl Walter Ritterbusch and Dorothy Ethel Holmes.

Education

Bachelor of Arts in Ethno-poetics, University of Pennsylvania, 1972; Master of Arts in American Civilization, University of Pennsylvania, 1975; Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing, Bowling Green State University, 1985.

Career

Teaching assistant, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1973-1974; visiting lecturer, Community College of Philadelphia, 1975-1979; teaching fellow, Bowling Green State University, 1983-1985; lecturer I, University of Wisconsin -Whitewater, 1985-1988; lecturer II, University of Wisconsin -Whitewater, 1988-1993; assistant professor, University of Wisconsin -Whitewater, 1993-1996; associate Professor of English, University of Wisconsin -Whitewater, since 1997; chair high school creative writing festival, University of Wisconsin -Whitewater, since 1989.

Achievements

• Dale E. Ritterbusch has been listed as a noteworthy English educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

First lieutenant United States Army, 1966-1969. Member Wisconsin Fellowship of Poets, Council for Wisconsin Writers, Popular Culture Association, Sport Literature Association, Blue Key.

Interests

• Avocation: wilderness canoeing.

Connections

Married Patricia Ellen Oppitz, November 28, 1981. 1 child, Kerry.

Father:

Karl Walter Ritterbusch Holmes

Mother:

Dorothy Ethel Holmes

Spouse:

Patricia Ellen Oppitz

child:

Kerry Ritterbusch