G. Kemble Bennett
George Kemble Bennett (born April 2, 1940) is a senior professor of engineering in the College of Engineering at Texas A&M University. He has formerly served as the dean of the college with two non-consecutive terms. He is a fellow of the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers and of the International Society of Logistics.
G. Kemble Bennett | |
|---|---|
| Dean of the Dwight Look College of Engineering | |
| In office 2009 – August 31, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Kenneth L. Peddicord |
| Succeeded by | N. K. Anand (Interim) |
| In office September 28, 2002 – 2007 | |
| Preceded by | John M. Niedzwecki (Acting)[1] |
| Succeeded by | Kenneth L. Peddicord |
| Personal details | |
| Born | George Kemble Bennett April 2, 1940 Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. |
| Spouse |
Jill Allen McMaster
(m. 1982) |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Florida State University (B.S.) San Jose University (M.S.) Texas Tech University (Ph.D.) |
| Academic background | |
| Thesis | Smooth Empirical Bayes Estimation with Application to the Weibull Distribution (1970) |
Education
Bennett received a Bachelors of Science degree in Mathematics with a minor in Chemistry from Florida State University in 1962. He received his Masters of Science in Engineering Mathematics from San Jose State University in 1968. He then received his Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from Texas Tech University in 1970. His thesis was titled Smooth Empirical Bayes Estimation with Application to the Weibull Distribution.[2]
Career
In 2006, Bennett was appointed by then Texas Governor Rick Perry as a board chair, among other positions, on the Texas Board of Professional Engineers.[3]
On August 31, 2011, Bennett stepped down as the Dean of the College of Engineering at Texas A&M University.[4]
Currently, he is a senior professor in the Industrial & Systems Engineering department in the College of Engineering.[5]
Awards
- Frank and Lillian Gilbreth Industrial Engineering Award[6]
References
- "The Texas A&M University System, Meeting of the Board of Regents, Minutes" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on June 10, 2016. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
- Bennett, George (1970). "Smooth Empirical Bayes Estimation with Application to the Weibull Distribution" (PDF).
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - "Political People and their Moves". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
- "G. Kemble "Kem" Bennett steps down". The Eagle. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
- "G. Kemble Bennett". engineering.tamu.edu. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
- "IIE Award Winners". www.iise.org. Retrieved November 20, 2019.