Kenneth H. Kennedy was born in Louisville, Kentucky. He graduated from Louisville’s Central High School in 1961 and entered the University of Kentucky studying civil engineering in September of the same year. In 1963, he withdrew from school in order to work full-time for the Kentucky Department of Highways.
Leitchfield, Kentucky native Carl Neal Kelly, enrolled at the University of Kentucky after graduating from Leitchfield High School. During college, he was a member of Tau Beta Pi; engineering honor society, Eta Kappa Nu, electrical engineering honor society; and the Institute of Radio Engineers. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Kentucky in 1961. He would later earn a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of New Mexico and a Ph.D.
William Claude Hopkins was a native of Pikeville, Kentucky and a graduate of Pikeville High School. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Kentucky in 1967. During this time, he was a member of Tau Beta Pi, Pi Tau Sigma and Lances honor societies. He then pursued graduate studies at North Carolina State University where in 1972 he earned a Master of Science degree in Nuclear Engineering.
Henderson, Kentucky native John H. Campbell received a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from the University of Kentucky in 1969. As an undergraduate, he participated in the UK Reserve Officer Training Corps program. After graduation, he received his commission into the United States Air Force and pursued graduate studies at the University of Kentucky earning a Master of Business Administration degree in 1971.
A native of Columbia, Kentucky, Russell Miller Barnes graduated from Russell Springs High School. In 1950, he received a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from the University of Kentucky. While at UK he was a member of Tau Beta Pi engineering honor society; Eta Kappa Nu electrical engineering honor society; Sigma Pi Sigma physics honor society; and Triangle Fraternity.
B.S. Electrical Engineering 1974 M.S. Electrical Engineering 1975
B.S. Civil Engineering 1963 Ralph J. Palmer, born in Trapp, Kentucky, is a life-long resident of Clark County. He graduated from the University of Kentucky with a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering in 1963. As an undergraduate engineering student, he was a member of Triangle Fraternity and attained the rank of Cadet Colonel in the Air Force ROTC.
B.S. Chemical Engineering 1967
Merl Baker, a native of Cadiz, Kentucky, received a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Kentucky in 1945. He was a member of Omicron Delta Kappa, editor of the Kentucky Engineer, president of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers student chapter, managing editor of The Kentuckian, and held leadership roles with the Student Government Association. After spending one year in the U.S. Navy during WWII, he pursued a Master of Science degree and a Ph.D.
B.S Civil Engineering 1959 Engineer, educator, administrator, and author – “Mac” Yowell’s contributions to the engineering profession are many and varied.
