Background
Ritchie, Jerry Carlyle was born on December 13, 1937 in Richfield, North Carolina, United States. Son of Clarence Lee and Bernice (Ballard) Ritchie.
Ritchie, Jerry Carlyle was born on December 13, 1937 in Richfield, North Carolina, United States. Son of Clarence Lee and Bernice (Ballard) Ritchie.
Bachelor of Arts, Pfeiffer College, 1960. Master of Science, University Tennessee, 1962. Doctor of Philosophy, University Georgia, 1967.
Ecologist University Georgia, Tifton, 1967-1968. Botanist Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Oxford, Mississippi, 1968-1978, staff scientist, Beltsville, Maryland, 1978-1982, soil scientist hydrology laboratory, 1982–2009.
Ecologist University Georgia, Tifton, 1967-1968.
Served with United States Army, 1962-1964.
Children: Jarryl Brooke, Karen Lynn.