December 10, 2022

Quad Fellows:
US names two Rice students inaugural Quad Fellows (Rice News)

Kenneth Blenkarn (1929-2022):
On December 5, Kenneth Blenkarn passed away.  A native Texan, he earned a BA “with distinction” from Rice in 1951, a BS “with distinction” in Mechanical Engineering from Rice in 1952 and a MS in Mechanical Engineering from Rice in 1954 and a PhD in 1962.  He worked his entire professional career with Amoco Production where he was a prolific inventor.  In retirement, he enjoyed woodworking, reading and church-related activities.  He is predeceased by, among others, his wife Marilyn ’52 (they were married fifty-six years).  Click here for the Tulsa World obituary. 

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