Background
Ritchie, Joe T. was born on June 2, 1937 in Palestine, Texas, United States.
Ritchie, Joe T. was born on June 2, 1937 in Palestine, Texas, United States.
Bachelor of Science, Abilene Christian College, 1959; Master of Science, Texas Technology College, 1961; Doctor of Philosophy in Soil Physics, Iowa State University, 1964.
Laboratory assistant department agriculture Abilene Christian College, 1957-1959. Research assistant Texas Agriculture Exp. Station, 1959-1961; assistant agronomist Iowa State University, 1961-1964.
Physicist Texas Research Foundation, 1964-1966. Professor department crop and soil, Nowlin chairman Michigan State University, since 1966. Research soil scientist division soil and water conservation research, agriculture research service United States Department of Agriculture, since 1966.
Consultant Texas Instruments, Inc., 1965.
Member American Society Agronomy (Agronomic Research award 1996), Soil Science Society of America, American Chemical Society, American Statistical Association, American Geophysical Union, Sigma Xi.
Married, 1959; 1 child.