Background
Riedel, Richard A. was born on February 26, 1922 in Milwaukee. Son of Otto Louis and Julia Christina (Kub) Riedel.
Riedel, Richard A. was born on February 26, 1922 in Milwaukee. Son of Otto Louis and Julia Christina (Kub) Riedel.
Doctor of Dental Surgery, Marquette University, 1945. MSD, Northwestern University, 1948. Diplomate American Board Orthodontics.
Instructor Northwestern University Dental School, Chicago, 1948—1949, University Washington Dental School, Seattle, 1949—1954, associate professor, 1958—1964, professor, 1964—1981, acting dean, 1979—1980, professor emeritus, from 1981. Private practice, orthodontics Seattle, 1949—1984, Bainbridge Island, from 1982. President American Board Orthodontics, 1978—1979.
Lecturer George Grieve Memorial, 1976, Richard Bartlett Memorial, 1976, Moyers Symposium, 1977, Alton Moore Memorial, 1984, Denver Seminar, 1986. Served to lieutenant (junior grade) Dental Corps. United States Navy, 1945-1947.
Served to Lieutenant (junior grade) Dental Corps, United States Navy, 1945-1947. Fellow American College Dentists. Member American Association Orthodontists (Albert Ketcham Memorial award 1983), Angle Society Orthodontists (president 1976-1977), Federation Dentaire Internationale, Federation Orthodontists Center American and Panama (honorary), University Washington Alumni Association, Sigma Xi, Omicron Kappa Upsilon, Delta Sigma Delta.
First and only orthodontist to serve a rotation aboard ship Health Opportunities for People Everywhere, Maceio, Brazil, 1973.
Married Marie Emma Myers, April 7, 1945. Children: Richard, Thomas, Corinne, Carol.