Hiram College

Ries distinguished himself as an athlete on both the basketball and baseball teams. As a guard on the court, Joe started for the Terriers during four consecutive seasons, serving as co-captain for two of those years and guiding the team to the two best seasons in Hiram's history up to that point.

During his four seasons with the Hiram baseball team, Joe was named to the All-Ohio Athletic Conference First-Team his senior year and twice
led the team in NCAA Mid-East Regional competition from the first base position. On campus, he was named Most Valuable player for the Hiram
Nine and was awarded the "Terrier Award" his senior year for outstanding athlete of the year.

As of his induction, Ries was employed by the Palm Beach County School System, Joe serves as Chair of the Mathematics Department at Jefferson Middle School. He has also coached baseball in Palm Beach for five years, taking his team to the county finals four times and leading them to a championship twice.

He also serves on the Board of Directors for the Lake Swan Camp and coaches soccer and basketball for the West Palm Beach and Palm Springs
Recreational program.