Background
Kemp, Emory Leland was born on October 1, 1931 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Emory Leland and Anita (Hucker) Kemp.
engineering technology educator
Kemp, Emory Leland was born on October 1, 1931 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Emory Leland and Anita (Hucker) Kemp.
Bachelor of Science (honorary), University Illinois, 1952. Doctor of Philosophy, University Illinois, 1962. Master of Science in Engineering, University London, 1958.
Diploma (Fulbright fellow), Imperial College of Science and Technology, London, 1955.
Assistant engineer, Illinois State Water Survey, Urbana, 1952; assistant engineer research and development laboratory, United States Army, Fort Belvoir, Virginia, 1952-1954; structural engineer, Sir Bruce White Wolfe Barry & Partners and Ove Arup & Partners, London, 1956-1959; fellow and instructor department theoretical and applied mechanics, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1959-1962; associate professor department сivil engineering, West Virginia University, Morgantown, 1962-1966; professor, West Virginia University, Morgantown, since 1966; department chairman, West Virginia University, Morgantown, 1967-1974; director program for history science and technical, West Virginia University, Morgantown, 1975-1988; director Institute for History of Technology and Industrial Archaeology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, since 1989.
Served with United States Army, 1952-1954. Fellow Institute Civil Engineers, American Society of Civil Engineers, American Concrete Institute. Member Institute Structural Engineers, Society Industrial Archeology, Society for History of Technology, Newcomen Society, Public Works History Society, Phi Kappa Phi, Tau Beta Pi, Chi Epsilon.
Married Janet Karen Dodd, July 26, 1958. Children— Mark, Alison, Geoffrey.