Background
Rissler, Herbert J. was born on July 24, 1932 in Brazil. Son of Herbert E. and Sarah (Burdon) Rissler.
Rissler, Herbert J. was born on July 24, 1932 in Brazil. Son of Herbert E. and Sarah (Burdon) Rissler.
Bachelor of Science, Indiana State University, 1953. Master of Arts, Indiana University, 1965. Doctor of Philosophy, 1961.
Resident lecturer Indiana University, South Bend, 1959—1962. Assistant professor Indiana State University,, Terre Haute, 1962—1966, associate professor, 1966—1970, professor history, chairman department, since 1970. Consultant Wabash Valley Supplementary Education Center, Terre Haute, 1966—1970.
Chairman Indiana State University Archives Committee, since 1978. With Army of the United States, 1954-1956.
Member of Pi Omega Pi., Phi Delta Kappa, Masons, Association Indiana Historians, Organization American Historians, American History Association, Pi Gamma Mu, Phi Alpha Theta.
Married Carolyn Jane Smith, December 16, 1966. Children: Leslie Jane, Lisa Rose.