Kenneth Henry Dufrane

Background

Dufrane, Kenneth Henry was born on October 23, 1930 in Cohoes, New York, United States. Son of Willis Arthur and Rosetta (Hill) Dufrane.

Education

Bachelor in Aeronautical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytech. Institute, 1952; Master in Mechanical Engineering, New York University, 1955. Postgraduate, Oak Ridge (Tennessee) School Reactor, 1957.

Career

Engineer, Grumman Aircraft, Bethpage, New York, 1952-1955; engineer, Knolls Atomic Power laboratories, Schenectady, New York, 1955-1959; director engineering, Teledyne Energy Systems, Timonium, Maryland., 1959-1969; assistant president and program manager, Nuclear Fuel Superior vena cava syndrome, Rockville, Maryland., 1969-1976; vice president, Chem Nuclear Systems, Avon, Connecticut, 1976-1985; chairman, Atcor Engineered Systems Inc., Avon, 1985-1987; president, Dufrane Associations, Inc., Avon, since 1987. Co-founder, director New York Voice of Energy, Orchard Park, New York, 1977-1980.

Achievements

• Kenneth Henry Dufrane has been listed as a noteworthy nuclear and mechanical engineer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Atomic Industrial Forum (fuel cycle and transportation committees Washington 1971-1979), American Nuclear Society.

Connections

Married Anne Marie Boivin. Children: Paula, Donna, Richard, Robert, Ronald, Lisa.

Father:

Willis Arthur Dufrane

Mother:

Rosetta (Hill) Dufrane

Spouse:

Anne Marie Boivin

child:

Ronald Dufrane

child:

Richard Dufrane

child:

Robert Dufrane

child:

Paula Dufrane

child:

Lisa Dufrane

child:

Donna Dufrane