Kenneth M. Kiser

Published November 6, 2014 This content is archived.

Ken Kiser.

A memorial service will be held Nov. 10 for Kenneth M. Kiser, professor emeritus and associate dean in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, who died Oct. 28 in Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital after a long illness. He was 84.

Kiser began his long career at UB in 1964 as a professor of chemical engineering and later, from 1977-95, served as an associate dean for the engineering school. He retired in 1998.

He was a member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Sigma XI and the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship at Johns Hopkins University. He was a recipient of the SUNY Chancellor's Award and was honored with the Tau Beta Pi Teacher of the Year Award in 1973.

Born in Melvindale, Michigan, Kiser earned a BS in chemical engineering from Lawrence Institute of Technology in 1951 and an MS in chemical engineering from the University of Cincinnati in 1952. He received his doctorate in chemical engineering from Johns Hopkins University in 1956.

After graduation, he worked for General Electric in Schenectady from 1956-64, and also served as an associate professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute from 1962-64 before joining the UB faculty in 1964.

An avid reader, Kiser enjoyed playing squash, traveling and camping.

The memorial service will be held from 1-3 p.m. in Coventry Hall in the main building at Canterbury Woods Retirement Community, 705 Renaissance Drive, Williamsville.