Background
Saacke, Richard George was born on October 31, 1931 in Newark. Son of George Edward Saacke and Minnie Techlar Keil.
Saacke, Richard George was born on October 31, 1931 in Newark. Son of George Edward Saacke and Minnie Techlar Keil.
Bachelor of Science, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1953. Master of Science, Pennsylvania State University, State College, 1955. Doctor of Philosophy, Pennsylvania State University, State College, 1962.
Assistant professor Pennsylvania State University, 1962—1965. Assistant professor to professor Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, 1965—2001, professor emeritus, since 2001. Free lance consultant & lecturer, since 2001.
1st lieutenant Signal Corp United States Army, 1955-1958, Germany.
Past president Lions International, Blacksburg.
Married Ann Laird Litzelman, June 4, 1954. Children: Wendy Jean Azzara, Kristen Lynn Blunk, Ronald James, David Wayne, Richard Scott.