Background
Kimbler, Delbert Lee was born on September 8, 1945 in Whitman, West Virginia, United States. Son of Delbert and Jewell Kimbler.
Industrial engineering educator
Kimbler, Delbert Lee was born on September 8, 1945 in Whitman, West Virginia, United States. Son of Delbert and Jewell Kimbler.
Bachelor of Science Engineering with distinction, U. South Florida, 1976; Doctor of Philosophy in Industrial Engineering, Operations Research, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1980.
Assistant professor department industrial and management systems engineering, U. South Florida, Tampa, 1980-1984;
associate professor department IMSE, U. South Florida, Tampa, 1984-1986;
associate professor department industrial engineering, Clemson (South Carolina.) U., 1986-1990;
head department industrial engineering, Clemson (South Carolina.) U., 1989-1990;
professor department industrial engineering, Clemson (South Carolina.) U., since 1990;
chair department industrial engineering, Clemson (South Carolina.) U., since 1995. Academic adviser Systems Modeling Corporation, State College, Pennsylvania, 1983-1986. Construction engineering Chemical Industries Basel Vision Corporation, Georgia, 1992-1993.
County member College Industry Council for Material Handling Education, Charlotte, North Carolina, 1984-1987.
Member, chairman Zoning Board Ajustment, Clemson, 1989-1992. Unit commissioner Boy Scouts American, Clemson, 1990-1992. Member Planning Commission, Clemson, since 1994.
With United States Army, 1966-1970. Member Institute Industrial Engineers (senior, president SIM 1988-1990, Manufacturing System award 1988), American Society for Quality Control (senior), NSPE, American Society for Engineering.Edn., Society Manufacturing Engineers, Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi, Alpha Pi Museum.
Married Elisabeth Moore Davidson, May18, 1967.