Rittenberg, Jack (Unknown)
Person
Dates
- Existence: Unknown
Biography
Jack Rittenberg was born and raised in New Rochelle, New York. He started teaching at FIT part-time in 1963 and two years later moved to full-time and acted as co-assistant chairperson of the Fashion Buying and Merchandising Department (FBM). In 1971, he became Dean for Business and Technology and in 1986 became Dean of Student Affairs. Rittenberg retired in 1992.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Jack Rittenberg interview, circa 1994-1995, circa 1994-1995
Item
Identifier: SC.FITA.3.20.4.9.4.24
Scope and Contents
Dean Emeritus at the Department of Business and Technology at the time of this interview, Jack Rittenberg discusses his many roles while at FIT between the years of 1963 and 1992. He talks of the development of degrees within the baccalaureate program such as those in advertising and menswear, the latter being a degree that Rittenberg co-developed with Ted Roberts. He talks extensively about the school’s early existence in the C Building and the growth of the physical campus as FIT became...
Dates:
circa 1994-1995
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