Background
Holtby, Kenneth Fraser was born on May 18, 1922 in Escanaba, Michigan, United States. Son of David William and Nina Kate (Hemenway) Holtby.
Holtby, Kenneth Fraser was born on May 18, 1922 in Escanaba, Michigan, United States. Son of David William and Nina Kate (Hemenway) Holtby.
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, 1947. Master of Science in Industrial Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1961.
Aerodynamicist, Boeing Company, Seattle, 1947; various management positions, Boeing Company, Seattle, 1953-1982; senior vice president, Boeing Company, Seattle, 1982-1987. Board directors Keytronics Corporation, Spokane.
Foundation member Pacific Science Center, Seattle, since 1974. Served to lieutenant United States Air Force, 1943-1946. Fellow: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (honorary Aircraft Design award 1984, Laureate Bagnou prize), British Royal Aeronautical Society.
Member: United States National Academy Engineering, National Research Council.
Married Bettie Roberts, June 11, 1943. Children– Michael Earle, Tracy Linda Meilleur, Jeffrey Thomas, Kristen Ann Buren, Matt Fraser.