Background
Ritsch, Frederick Field was born on November 25, 1935 in Covington, Virginia, United States. Son of Frederick Field and Harriet Curtis (Miller) Ritsch.
academic administrator historian
Ritsch, Frederick Field was born on November 25, 1935 in Covington, Virginia, United States. Son of Frederick Field and Harriet Curtis (Miller) Ritsch.
Bachelor, University of Virginia, 1956; Master of Arts, University of Virginia, 1959; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Virginia, 1962; student, University de Strasbourg, France, 1957-1958.
Instructor, Randolph-Macon Women's College, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1959;
visiting lecturer, Sweet Briar (Virginia) College, 1959-1960;
from assistant professor to professor Dana history and humanities, Converse College, Spartanburg, South Carolina., 1960-1983;
director center for humanities, head division humanities, Converse College, Spartanburg, South Carolina.
dean of faculty, Elizabethtown (Pennsylvania) College, 1984-1985;
provost, Elizabethtown (Pennsylvania) College, 1986-1996;
professor, Elizabethtown (Pennsylvania) College, since 1997. Consultant Ednl. Services, Inc., Washington, 1975-1977. Vice chairman Communication Services, Inc., Spartanburg, 1978-1982.
Director Center for Study Contemporary Humanities, Spartanburg, 1972-1981.
Elder Donegal Presbyterian Church, Mount Joy, Pennsylvania. School board Elizabethtown Area School District, since 2005. Member American History Association, Pennsylvania Academy Deans Conference (program chairman 1984), Southern Humanities Conference (editor journal Humanities in the South 1971-1983, chairman 1984), Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Jeannette McClung, June 14, 1957 (deceased). Children: Frederick Field III, Lise Catherina. Married Debra Ronning, December 21, 1991.
1 child, Anne Ronning.