Baylen Kaskey

Background

Baylen was born on April 1, 1929. Son of Sydney S. and Selma (Silver) Kaskey.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, University Pennsylvania, 1950. Certified communications and electronics, Bell Laboratories Community Development, New York City, 1953.

Career

Faculty Kansas State College, Manhattan, 1950-1951. Member technical staff Bell Laboratories, Whippany, New Jersey, 1951-1958, supervisor, 1958-1962. Department head Bellcomm, Inc., Washington, 1962-1967, Columbus, Ohio, 1967-1980.

Director Bell Laboratories, Naperville, Illinois, 1980-1989.

Works

• Other Work

  • Author: (with others) Telecommunications, An Interdisciplinary Survey, 1979, Innovations in Telecommunications, 1982. Contributor articles to professional journals.

Membership

Chairman Parent-Teachers Association, Worthington, Ohio, 1974, council representative, 1977. Founder, vice president Citizens for Union Station Architect, Columbus, 1977-1980. Founder, board directors Columbus Landmark Foundation, 1978-1980.

Board directors, vice president Friends of Danada, Inc., DuPage County, Illinois, 1986-1989. Chairman history committee East Marlborough Township, 1993-1995, chairman planning committee, since 1995. President East Marlborough Land Trust, since 1999.

Chairman advisory board Pennsylvania History and Museum Committee, since 1995. With Army of the United States, 1954-1956. Member American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Management Association, Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Tau.

Interests

• Orchid culture, historic preservation.

Connections

Baylen married to Marjorie Ann Updegrove on 27 June in 1954. Children: Jeffrey Allen, Cynthia Louise, Michael Andrew.

Father:

Sydney S. Kaskey

Mother:

Selma (Silver) Kaskey

Spouse:

Marjorie Ann Updegrove

child:

Jeffrey Allen Kaskey

child:

Cynthia Louise Kaskey

child:

Michael Andrew Kaskey