Background
Ragatz, Roland Andrew was born in December 1898 in Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin, United States. Son of John Jacob and Anna (Tarnutzer) Ragatz.
Ragatz, Roland Andrew was born in December 1898 in Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin, United States. Son of John Jacob and Anna (Tarnutzer) Ragatz.
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, University of Wisconsin, 1920; Master of Science, University of Wisconsin, 1923; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Wisconsin, 1931.
Instructor chemical engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1920-1926; assistant professor, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1926-1929, 30-37; associate professor, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1937-1942; professor, University of Wisconsin, Madison, from 1942; department chairman, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1941-1946, 49-51; department chairman, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 55-64. Research engineer A.O. Smith Corporation, Milwaukee, 1929-1930.
Member American Institute of Electrical Engineers, American Chemical Society, American Society for Engineering Education (chairman chemical engineering division 1947-1948, board directors 1948), American Society for Metals, Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi, Phi Lambda Upsilon, Alpha Chi Sigma.
Married Nancy Gertrude Hansen, March 15, 1930. Children: Helen Karen, Andrew Roland.