Background
Skidmore, Kenneth Franklin was born on August 24, 1929 in Nutter Fort, West Virginia, United States. Son of John Morgan and Flossie Juanita (Hopkins) Skidmore.
Skidmore, Kenneth Franklin was born on August 24, 1929 in Nutter Fort, West Virginia, United States. Son of John Morgan and Flossie Juanita (Hopkins) Skidmore.
Student in electrical engineering, West Virginia University, 1947-1950; Bachelor of Science/Behavioural Science Institute, Carnegie Institute Technology, Pittsburgh, 1969.
District materials inspector, West Virginia District 4 Construction Division, Clarksburg, 1950-1952; mechanic equipment developer, United States Steel Applied Research Laboratory, Monroeville, Pennsylvania, 1957-1969; corporation staff metallurgical engineer, Rockwell International Corporation, Pittsburgh, 1969-1988; senior metallurgical engineer, Sensus Technologies, Inc., Uniontown, Pennsylvania, since 1988; president, owner, Metallurgical Technology Svc., Monroeville, since 1976. Board of trustees Die Casting Research Foundation, Chicago, 1979-1984.
Member N. American Die Casting Association (technical editor since 1991), National Association Corrosion Engineers, Pennsylvania Society Professional Engineers (board directors 1974-1976), American Society for Microbiology (board directors 1975-1977), American Chemical Society, American Society for Testing and Materials, National Society of Professional Engineers, American Foundrymen's Society.
Married Linda Lee Gillespie, July 18, 1959. Children: Laura Lee, Thomas John.