Background
Riseden, Joe Frank was born on May 8, 1923 in Dumas, Texas, United States. Son of Wiley Rufus and Gladys (Bass) Riseden.
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Joe Frank Riseden
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Bachelor, University Texas, 1947; postgraduate, University Texas, 1947-1949, 53-55.
Career
Salesman/reporter, F.W. Dodge Corporation, Austin, Texas, 1951-1954; branch manager, F.W. Dodge Corporation, Austin, Texas, 1954-1959; national accounts salesman division F.W. Dodge, McGraw Hill, Inc., Dallas, 1959-1962; district manager div Sweets Catalog, McGraw Hill, Inc., St. Louis, 1962-1969; president, NRT Electronics, Inc., Weatherford, Texas, 1969-1971; vice president regional catalog service, Catalog and Product Sales of the Southwest, Fort Worth, 1971-1972; private business/sales and consulting, Dallas, 1972-1973; regional manager, National Automatic Sprinkler and Fire Control Association, Dallas, 1973-1983; president, American Fire Sprinkler Association, Dallas, 1983-1991; consultant, building codes, American Fire Sprinkler Association, Dallas, since 1992. President J.F. Riseden Corporation, Dallas, since 1977. Founder Variable Acoustics Corporation, Fort Worth, 1968-1973.
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Membership
Member, chairman City of Dallas Fire Council, 1973-1981, National Associations Council, American Subcontractors Association, Alexandria, Virginia, 1989-1991. Sergeant United States Army, 1943-1946, European Theatre of Operations. Captain United States Air Force Reserve, 1952-1968.
Member Rotary, Crescent Club, National Fire Protection Association, Construction Specifications Institute, Southern Building Code Congress International, Building Officials and Code Administrators, International Conference Building Officials.
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Married Mildred Elizabeth Maynard, November 21, 1952, 1 child, Joe F. Junior.
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Political Party
Republican