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 (1940-04-02) April 2, 1940 (age 85) Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
Spouse	Jill Allen McMaster ​ ​ (m. 1982)​
Children	3
Academic background
Education	Florida State University (B.S.) San Jose University (M.S.) Texas Tech University (Ph.D.)
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]