Background
Rittenhouse, Shirley Bash was born on November 23, 1928 in Champaign, Illinois, United States. Daughter of ElmerClarence and Alice Josephine (Lee) Bashkir
Rittenhouse, Shirley Bash was born on November 23, 1928 in Champaign, Illinois, United States. Daughter of ElmerClarence and Alice Josephine (Lee) Bashkir
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry with honors, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, 1950.
Research assistant physical chemistry Parke-Davis Company, Detroit, 1950—1952. Teaching assistant chemistry University Illinois, 1959—1960, research assistant biochemistry, 1960—1965. Staff assistant president's office, 1965—1979.
Staff associate, 1979—1985. Administrative assistant Champaign-Urbana Symphony, 1988—1994.
Member of Kappa Alpha Theta, Sigma Delta Epsilon, Iota Sigma Pi, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Warren L. Rittenhouse, November 29, 1975. Children: Janice L. Woodward, Barbara A. Esposito.