Background
Leimkuhler, Ferdinand Francis was born on December 31, 1928 in Baltimore. Son of Ferdinand Frank and Louise (Kimmel) Leimkuhler.
Industrial engineering educator
Leimkuhler, Ferdinand Francis was born on December 31, 1928 in Baltimore. Son of Ferdinand Frank and Louise (Kimmel) Leimkuhler.
Bachelor of Science cum laude, Loyola College, Baltimore, 1950; Bachelor of Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 1952; Doctor of Engineering with distinction, Johns Hopkins University, 1962.
Management engineer, E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Company, Inc., 1950-1957;
research engineer, Johns Hopkins University, 1957-1961;
professor industrial engineering, Purdue University, since 1961;
head School Industrial Engineering, Purdue University, 1969-1974, 81-93;
director technical assistance program, Purdue University, 1993-1996. Visiting professor University of California, Berkeley, 1968-1969, 90. Visiting professor (Fulbright-Hayes senior lecturer), U. Ljubljana, Slovenia, 1974-1975.
Consultant in field.
Served with Army of the United States, 1952-1954. Fellow Institute Industrial Engineers. Member Operations Research Society American, Institute Management Sciences, American Society Engineering Education, Sigma Xi, Alpha Sigma Nu, Tau Beta Pi.
Married Natalie Therese Morin, July 4, 1956. Children: Kristin, Margaret, Jeanne, Benedict, Thomas, Ernest.