Background
Bucklin, Kenneth Duane was born on August 5, 1939 in Baxter, Iowa, United States. Son of Edward Ulysses and Helen Marie Pershall Bucklin.
Bucklin, Kenneth Duane was born on August 5, 1939 in Baxter, Iowa, United States. Son of Edward Ulysses and Helen Marie Pershall Bucklin.
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, Iowa State University, 1962.
Engineer in training, Iowa Department Transportation, Grinnell, 1962-1963; assistant resident engineer, Iowa Department Transportation, Cedar Rapids, 1965-1969; county engineer, Appanoose County, Iowa., 1969-1971; county engineer, Keokuk County, Iowa., 1971-1983; project engineer, director marketing, French-Reneker & Associations Inc., Fairfield, Iowa., since 1983; treasurer, French-Reneker & Associations Inc., Fairfield, Iowa., 1988-1994; president, French-Reneker & Associations Inc., Fairfield, since 1994. Treasurer FRA Building Group, Fairfield, since 1984.
Member Sigourney (Iowa) Area Development Corporation, since 1985, School Building Committee, Sigourney, 1991. Republican county co-chair, 1988-1990. Chair board trustees Sigourney United Methodist Church, since 1990.
Lieutenant United States Army, 1963-1965. Fellow American Society of Civil Engineers (national and Iowa sects, president Iowa section 1989-1990, State Outstanding Civil Engineer award 1993). Member National Society of Professional Engineers, Iowa Engineering Society (president 1980-1981, Anson-Marston award, 1984), Society Land Surveyors of Iowa, Consulting Engineers Council Iowa (board directors 1992-1995, secretary 1995-1996), Rotary (president 1970-1971).
Married Beverly Ann Dabney, December 26, 1972. Children: Kimberly Ann, Jennifer Lynn.