Background
Ritter, Dale William was born on June 17, 1919 in Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Lyman W. and Weltha B. (Packard) Ritter.
Ritter, Dale William was born on June 17, 1919 in Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Lyman W. and Weltha B. (Packard) Ritter.
Bachelor of Arts, University of California at Los Angeles, 1942. Doctor of Medicine, University of Southern California, 1946. Diplomate American Board Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Intern Los Angeles County Hospital, 1945—1946, resident, 1948—1952, admitting room resident, 1948—1952. Private practice Chico, 1952—1998. Founder, member staff, past chairman board directors Chico Community Memorial Hospital.
Guest lecturer Chico State College, since 1956. Staff Enole Hospital, Chico, since 1952, Glenn General Hospital, Willows, California, 1953-1998, Gridley Memorial Hospital, California, 1953-1980. Special consultant observatory California Department Public Health, Northern California, 1958-1970.
Board directors Northern district Children's Home Society, Chico, 1954-1970. With Army of the United States, 1943-1945, Medical Corps, Army of the United States, 1946-1948. Fellow American College of Surgeons, American College Ob-Gyn.
Member American Medical Association, American Association for the Advancement of Science, DAV, California Medical Association, International Society Hypnosis, American Society Clinical Hypnosis, American Fertility Society, Pacific Coast Fertility Society, Association American Physicians and Surgeons, Private Drs. American, Butte-Glenn County Medical Society (past president), American Cancer Society (past board directors Butte County), Christian Medical Society, American Association Pro-life Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Butte-Glenn County Tumor Board, Anthropological Association American, Archaeol. Institute American, Society California Archaeology, Oregon Archaeology Society, Archeological Survey Association, Southwestern Anthropological Society, American Rock Art Research Association (Pioneer award), California History Society, California Oregon Trails Association, Australian Rock Art Research Association, International Association for Study of Prehistoric and Ethnologic Religions, Fretted Instrument Guild American (director Banjo Kats 'n Jammers), North Valley Banjo Band, American Philatelic Society, American Horse Council, Peruvian Paso Horse Registry of North America, Association Owners Breeders Peruvian Paso Horses, Sons of America Revolution, American Legion, named Sons American Revolution, Citizenship award, World War II, Rotary (Paul Harris fellow), Gideons International, Phi Chi, Lambda Sigma, Zeta Beta Sigma.
Married Winnie Mae Bryant, November 13, 1976. Children: Eric, Lyman, Michael, Gwendolyn, Daniel.
