Background
McKenna, Quentin Carnegie was born on September 2, 1926 in Claremont, California, United States. Son of George Alexander and Lillian Frances (Street) McKenna.
McKenna, Quentin Carnegie was born on September 2, 1926 in Claremont, California, United States. Son of George Alexander and Lillian Frances (Street) McKenna.
Bachelor of Arts cum laude, Pomona College, 1948; postgraduate, Stanford University (Hewlett Packard fellow), 1948-1950; postgraduate, University of Southern California, 1951-1953; postgraduate, University of California at Los Angeles, 1968-1969.
Member technical staff guided missile division, Hughes Aircraft Company, 1950-1952; with, Industrial Electronics, 1952-1955; with, Hughes Aircraft Company, 1955-1978; assistant group executive missile systems group, Hughes Aircraft Company, 1977-1978; with, Kennametal, Inc., Latrobe, Pennsylvania, since 1978; Chief Executive Officer, Kennametal, Inc., Latrobe, Pennsylvania, 1974-1991; Chairman, Board Of Directors, Kennametal, Inc., Latrobe, Pennsylvania. Board directors Interlake Corporation. Adjunct Professor industrial administration Graduate School Industrial Administration, Carnegie-Mellon U., since 1990.
Trustee St. Vincent College, 1981-1989. Member committee board of trustees Carnegie Science Center, Carnegie Institute, 1989. Member Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.
Married Barbara Louise Williamson, September 12, 1948 (divorced 1984). Children: Candace, Megan, Carl, Erin. Married Barbara K. Somogye, March 18, 1989.
