Background
Wells, Kenneth Dale was born on June 23, 1908 in Akron, Ohio, United States. Son of Alfred R. and Lonia I. (Dales) Wells.
Wells, Kenneth Dale was born on June 23, 1908 in Akron, Ohio, United States. Son of Alfred R. and Lonia I. (Dales) Wells.
Bachelor of Science, Northwestern University, 1936. Graduate student, University Southern California. Graduate student, California Institute of Technology.
Graduate student, University Akron. Doctor of Laws, Florida Southern College, 1953. Doctor of Laws, Trinity College, 1955.
Doctor of Laws, Texas Christian University, 1959. Doctor of Hebrew Literature, Temple University. Doctor of Humane Letters, Salem College, 1962.
Doctor of Business Administration, Lincoln Memorial College, 1968. Doctor Public Service, Brigham Young University, 1969.
Reporter Bradstreet Company, 1931-1933. Owner finance reporting organization and land-title abstract firm Wells & Bliss, Inc., Akron, 1933-1938. Teacher economics and management relations University Akron, University Southern California, 1939-1944.
Joined Union Oil Corporation of California, 1939, safety and training executive, 1945-1947. Vice president Western manager National Association Foremen, 1947-1948. Founder American Management Day at Hollywood Bowl, 1947.
Director operations joint committee for improvement public understanding our economic system Association New York National Advertisers-American Association Advertising Agencies, 1947-1949. Visiting lecturer University Washington, University Alabama, University Southern California, University Wisconsin, California Institute of Technology, Samford University, Temple University. Originator, co-founder Freedoms Foundation, Valley Forge, president, 1949-1970.
President Valley Forge Foundation, now president emeritus. Candidate for United States Congress, 1st District Virginia, 1972. President Family Foundation American, Williamsburg, Virginia, since 1980, honorary national vice chairman.
Member Military Order World Wars (national honorary member), National Association Foremen (honorary executive), New York Advertising Club, National Association Business Economists, Institute Political Studies (Liechtenstein, Europe), Newcomen Society North America, S.A.R. (National Good Citizenship medal 1967), Freedom Fraternity (president), Phi Kappa Tau. Clubs: Mason (Philadelphia) (33 degree), Penn (Philadelphia). Capitol Hill (Washington).
Married Ruth E. Van Allen, June 9, 1930. Children– Kenneth Dale II, Richard James.