Background
Ritter, Dale Franklin was born on November 13, 1932 in Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of C. Century and Elizabeth (Bowden) Ritter.
geologist association administrator
Ritter, Dale Franklin was born on November 13, 1932 in Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of C. Century and Elizabeth (Bowden) Ritter.
Bachelor in Education, Franklin and Marshall College, 1955. Bachelor of Science in Geology, Franklin and Marshall College, 1959. Master of Science in Geology, Princeton University, 1963.
Doctor of Philosophy in Geology, Princeton University, 1964.
From assistant to associate professor geology, Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 1964-1972; professor geology, Southern Illinois U., Carbondale, 1972-1990; executive director, Quaternary Science Center Desert Research Institute, Reno, Nevada, 1990-1996.
Fellow Geological Society of America (chairman quaternary geological/geomorphology division 1988-1989). Member American Quaternary Association, Association American Geographers, Yellowstone-Big Horn Research Association (president 1983-1985).
Married Jacqueline Leh, August 15, 1953 (deceased January 1961). Children: Duane, Darryl, Glen. Married Esta Virginia Lewis, November 23, 1962.
1 child, Lisa Diane.