Background
Ortquist, Richard Theodore was born on December 22, 1933 in Muskegon, Michigan, United States. Son of Richard Theodore and Beatrice M. (Bushman) Ortquist.
department chairman history professor
Ortquist, Richard Theodore was born on December 22, 1933 in Muskegon, Michigan, United States. Son of Richard Theodore and Beatrice M. (Bushman) Ortquist.
AB, Hope College, Holland, Michigan, 1956. Master of Arts, University Michigan, 1961. Doctor of Philosophy, University Michigan, 1968.
Teacher Grandville High School, Michigan, 1956—1960. Professor history Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio, since 1964, chairman history department, since 1980.
(Michigan -- Politics and government -- 1837-1950.)
Member of American History Association, Organization American Historians, Ohio Academy History.
Married; children: Leslie Jean, Bruce Richard.