Background
Kenkel, William Francis was born in 1925 in E. Hyattsville, Maryland, United States.
Kenkel, William Francis was born in 1925 in E. Hyattsville, Maryland, United States.
Bachelor in Sociology, University Maryland, 1949. Master of Arts, University Maryland, 1950. Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, 1952.
Research associate Air Force Project Ohio State University, Columbus, 1952—1953. Assistant professor Iowa State University, 1954—1957, associate professor, 1957—1960, professor charge sociology, 1960—1966, head department sociology, anthropology, 1966—1967. Professor department sociology University Kentucky, Lexington, since 1967, chairman department sociology, 1970—1976, director graduate study sociology, 1968—1970.
President National Council Family Relations, 1967—1968. With United States Marine Corps, 1943-1944.
Member of Mid South Sociological Association (chairman family section 1977, 1980), Southern Sociological Association 1977-1979, American Sociological Association (counselor family section 1982-1984, regional research committees), North Central Sociological Association (vice president 1980-1981), Anthropologists, Sociologists Kentucky (president 1975-1976), National Council Family Relations (former president, chairman finance committee, executive committee, board publications).
Married Marion Scott Kenkel, 1947. Children: Stephen, Philip, Donald, Kenneth, Kathryn.