Background
Jenkins, Walter Kimball was born on July 25, 1929 in Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States. Son of Walter Lot and Ruth Elizabeth (Kimball) Jenkins.
Jenkins, Walter Kimball was born on July 25, 1929 in Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States. Son of Walter Lot and Ruth Elizabeth (Kimball) Jenkins.
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, Iowa State University, 1951. Master of Business Administration, State University New York, Buffalo, 1960.
Operations superintendent United States Industrial Chemical Company, Tuscola, Illinois, 1958—1964. Acting plant manager Apple River Chemical Company, East Dubuque, 1964—1967. Operations manager Atlantic Richfield Company, Fort Madison, Iowa, 1967—1969.
Project manager Procon Inc., general contractor petroleum refineries Des Plaines, Illinois, 1970—1972. Co-chairman steering committee Douglas County Hospital, 1964. Active Boy Scouts American.
1st lieutenant Signal Corps. United States Army, 1951-1953.
Board director Southeast Iowa Community College. President Naperville Council Churches, 1978. Member of American Institute Chemical Engineers, Tuscola Chamber of Commerce, Rotary Club.
Married Mary Elizabeth Erler, July 25, 1953. Children: Donald, Cindy, Nancy, Pat.