Background

Aten, Kenneth Lamont was born on March 20, 1933 in Holdrege, Nebraska, United States. Son of Kenneth Calvin and Etta Bessie (Borg) Aten.

Education

Bachelor in Education, Kearney State College, 1954; postgraduate, U. Nebraska, 1959-1960; Master of Science in Industrial Education, Kearney State College, 1966; postgraduate, U. Kentucky, 1969.

Career

Teacher, Newman Grove (Nebraska) High School, 1954-1955; teacher, principal, Hershey (Nebraska) High School, 1955-1963; teacher, Central City (Nebraska) High School, 1963-1964; teacher, Gibbon (Nebraska) High School, 1964-1966; director technical institute, Old Dominion U., Norfolk, Virginia, 1966-1967; college president, Mid-Plains Technology College, North Platte, Nebraska, 1967-1975; campus president, Mid-Plains Technology College, North Platte, Nebraska, since 1975; area vice president, Mid-Plains Technology College, North Platte, Nebraska, 1980-1993.

Achievements

• Kenneth Lamont Aten has been listed as a noteworthy Community college president by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Treasurer, board directors Guiding Star county Girl Scouts United States of America, 1988-1991, vice president, 1991-1994, president, since 1994.

Interests

• Avocations: antiques, travel, history, carpentry, genealogy.

Connections

Married Carol Anne Harris, May 25, 1952. Children: Kathryn, Laurie, Colin, Leslie, Erin, Seanna.

Father:

Kenneth Calvin Aten

Mother:

Etta Bessie (Borg) Aten

Spouse:

Carol Anne Harris

child:

Colin Aten

child:

Laurie Aten

child:

Erin Aten

child:

Kathryn Aten

child:

Seanna Aten

child:

Leslie Aten