Richard Pearson Kenan

Background

Kenan, Richard Pearson was born on December 25, 1931 in Waycross, Georgia, United States. Son of Owen Thomas and Iwononia Rebecca (Pearson) Kenan.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Physics, Georgia Institute Technology, 1955; Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, Ohio State University, 1962.

Career

Research physicist, Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, Ohio., 1962-1986; professor of electrical engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, since 1986.

Achievements

• Richard Pearson Kenan has been listed as a noteworthy Physicist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (senior member), American Physical Society, Optical Society of America.

Interests

• Avocations: music, shop, reading, square dance.

Connections

Married Jane Anne Dodge, May 25, 1968. Children: Jeffrey Clark Timmons, Diane Leigh Timmons Vincent, Richard Arthur.

Father:

Owen Thomas Kenan

Mother:

Iwononia Rebecca (Pearson) Kenan

Spouse:

Jane Anne Dodge

child:

Richard Arthur Kenan

child:

Jeffrey Clark Timmons Kenan

child:

Diane Leigh Timmons Vincent Kenan