Background
Lenzen, Kenneth was born on September 18, 1921 in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Son of John Frederick and Edna Mathilda (Ketz) Lenzen.
Lenzen, Kenneth was born on September 18, 1921 in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Son of John Frederick and Edna Mathilda (Ketz) Lenzen.
Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, Northwestern University, 1943. Master of Science in Structural Engineering, Northwestern University, 1947. Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering Sciences, Purdue University, 1957.
Research engineer, Portland Cement Association, Chicago, 1946-1947;
research associate, Northwestern University, Evanston, 1947-1949;
instructor in engineering, research associate, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 1949-1955;
associate professor mechanics and aerospace engineering, U. Kansas, Lawrence, 1955-1960;
professor, U. Kansas, Lawrence, 1960-1985;
department chairman, U. Kansas, Lawrence, 1965-1967;
director mechanics division department сivil engineering, U. Kansas, Lawrence, 1967-1974;
associate dean engineering for graduate studies and research, U. Kansas, Lawrence, 1974-1980. Advisor university affairs National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, 1980-1981. Vice president Cadre Corporation, Lawrence, 1967-1985.
Consultant in field.
With United States Army Air Force, 1945-1946. Fellow American Society of Civil Engineers (James R. Croes medal 1956). Member Research Council Riveted and Bolted Structural Joints, American Railway Engineering Association, American Association of University Professors, American Society Engineering Education, Triangle, National Society of Professional Engineers, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Sigma Xi, Sigma Tau, Tau Beta Pi.
Married Evelyn E. Koeppel, June 3, 1944. 1 child, Karen Jean.