Thomas David Ritenbaugh

Background

Ritenbaugh, Thomas David was born on April 29, 1940 in Pittsburgh. Son of Raymond List and Sarah Jane (Long) Ritenbaugh.

Education

Bachelor, Pennsylvania State University, 1962; Master of Education, Tyler School of Art, Cheltenham, Pennsylvania, 1983; Doctor of Philosophy, Pennsylvania State University, 1989.

Career

Director administration, United States Army Medical Depot, Einsiedlerhof, Federal Republic Germany, 1963-1966; visiting teacher, Katoh Gakkuen, Numazu, Japan, 1978-1979; department coordinator art, Council Rock High School, Newtown, Pennsylvania, 1970-1972, 75-; curriculum coordinator art, Council Rock School District, Richboro, Pennsylvania, 1968-1972, 75-. Board directors Pennsylvania Alliance for Arts Education, Pennsylvania Arts Curriculum Project. Planning advisory county Pennsylvania State Plan for the Arts in Education, 1986-1988.

Achievements

• Thomas David Ritenbaugh has been listed as a noteworthy Secondary school educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member steering committee, founding committee Bucks County (Pennsylvania) Summer Academy Arts, 1984. Member steering committee Middle States Association Evaluation. Member Bucks County Arts Task Force, since 1988, Bucks County I.U. Art Education Trust, since 1991.

Educational advisory board James A. Michener art Museum and Mercer Museum, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, since 1993. Member Bucks County Intermediate Unit Arts Advisory Council, since 1993. Captain Mediterranean Shipping Company United States Army Reserve, 1963-1966.

Fellow Pennsylvania Art Education Association. Member National Art Education Association (Pennsylvania representative states assembly 1984, 86-88, parliamentarian 1987, 91, chairman issues of art in art education committee since 1988, theoretical concepts committee, Secondary Art Educator of Year 1988, Eastern Art Educator of Year 1987), Pennsylvania Art Education Association (editor newsletter 1981-1986, chairman registration annual conferences 1980-1983, outstanding art educator award committee 1980-1982, board directors county since 1980, president-elect 1984-1986, president 1986-1988, chairman Clyde R. McGeary scholarship committee since 1994, Pennsylvania Art Educator of Year 1984), Phi Mu Delta, Phi Eta Sigma.

Connections

Married Joanna Peace Lytton, March l6, l963. Children: Krissa, Katelyn, Chadd M.

Father:

Raymond List Ritenbaugh

Mother:

Sarah Jane (Long) Ritenbaugh

Spouse:

Joanna Peace Lytton

child:

Krissa Ritenbaugh

child:

Chadd M. Ritenbaugh

child:

Katelyn Ritenbaugh