Thomas D. Kirkendall

Background

Kirkendall, Thomas D. was born on September 8, 1937 in Columbus, Ohio, United States. Son of Ben R. and Louise Dodge Kirkendall.

Education

Bachelor, Colby College, Waterville, Maine, 1961. Postgraduate, Middlebury College, Vermont, 1961—1962.

Career

Assistant in physics Middlebury College, Vermont, 1961—1962. Principal scientist Raytheon Company, Stamford, Connecticut, 1962—1969. Manager failure analysis and reliability Communications Satellite Corporation, Clarksburg, Maryland, 1969—1993.

Consultant materials and reliability Potomac, since 1993.

Achievements

• Thomas D. Kirkendall has been listed as a notable aerospace engineer, materials scientist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member of Society for Applied Spectroscopy (B-W section chairman 1980, named Outstanding Member 1980).

Interests

• Sailing, gardening, music.

Connections

Married Dorothy Boynton, July 27, 1939. Children: Thomasin, Edward, Robert.

Father:

Ben R.

Mother:

Louise Dodge Kirkendall

Spouse:

Dorothy Boynton

child:

Robert Kirkendall

child:

Thomasin Kirkendall

child:

Edward Kirkendall