Background
Kleeman, Walter Benton was born on September 25, 1918 in Cincinnati. Son of Walter Benton Kleeman and Elsa Morgenroth.
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Kleeman, Walter Benton was born on September 25, 1918 in Cincinnati. Son of Walter Benton Kleeman and Elsa Morgenroth.
Bachelor of Science in Commerce, U. North Carolina, 1940; Doctor of Philosophy in Interior Ergonomics, Union Graduate School, 1972.
Chief interior designer, vice president, secretary, People's Outfitting Company, Inc., Springfield, Ohio., 1945-1961; chief interior designer, president, principal, Kleemans Contract Interiors, Springfield, Ohio., 1961-1974; associate professor interior design, Western Kentucky U., Bowling Green, 1974-1980; president, chair, The Worldport Corporation, Springfield, Ohio., 1958-1995; president, chair, South Limestone Corporation, Springfield, Ohio., 1961-1986. Adjunct Professor Union Graduate School, Cincinnati, since 1975, visiting professor U. Colorado-Boulder, Denver, 1980-1981, Distinguished visiting professor interior design U. Delaware, Newark, 1987-1988. Consultant in field; forensic consultant and expert witness for lawyers in 23 states.
Fellow American Society Interior Designers (national treasurer 1968-1970, chair environmental research county, representative to interprofessional consortium on environmental and behavior 1975-1978). Member American Society Furniture Designers, Construction Specifications Institute, Environmental Design Research Association, Interior Design Educators Council, National Forensic Center, Ergonomics Society (England), International Association for Study of People and Their Surroundings (England), International Interior Design Association, Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (commission to revise 1988 American National Standards Institute standard for visual display terminal workstations1992-).
Married Elizabeth Fleming Blake, June 17, 1949 (divorced January 1968). Children: Christopher, Elissa.