Background
Riddel, James Baird was born on March 6, 1935 in New Brighton, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John Baird and Novella Emma (Kaubaugh) Riddel.
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Riddel, James Baird was born on March 6, 1935 in New Brighton, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John Baird and Novella Emma (Kaubaugh) Riddel.
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Geneva College, 1958. Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, University Pittsburgh, 1958. Master of Science in Civil Engineering, University Pittsburgh, 1963.
Civil engineer Department of highways, State of Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, 1958-1960. Project manager National Steel Corporation, Weirton, West Virginia, 1960-1968. Manager construction Aluminum Company of America, Pittsburgh, 1968-1976.
Manager engineering and modernization Kaiser Aluminum, Newark, Ohio and Oakland, California, 1976-1984. Owner J.B. Riddel and Associates, Granville, Ohio, since 1984. President, chief executive officer Steel Valley Bowling Lanes, Weirton, 1967-1969.
President Weirton Planning Commission, 1965-1968. Member Tri-State Planning Commission, 1967. Member American Society of Civil Engineers, Society Professional Engineers, Big Red Touchdown Club, Toastmasters, Masons.
Married Lucille Sharon Grudzinski, April 3, 1959 (divorced May 1986). Children: John Stuart, Heather Lynn, Holly Marie.