Kenneth Simonds
Kenneth Wayne Simonds | |
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Born | May 5, 1935 Kingsport, TN |
Died | October 11, 2009 Indian Wells, CA |
Years active | 1958-1993 |
Employer(s) | IBM, Amdahl, Teradata |
Spouse | Sarah R. Simonds (1935) |
Children | 5 |
Kenneth Wayne Simonds (May 5, 1935 – October 11, 2009) was an American businessman and philanthropist.[1][2]
Life
He began his career in 1958 at
He retired shortly after that.Personal life
1935-1975
Kenneth Wayne Simonds was born to Pauline and Wayne Simonds May 5, 1935. In his earlier childhood, he was in Boy Scouts.[12] As a child he had a pet pig named "Monster."[1] In 1949 he attended Dobyns-Bennett High School in Kingsport, Tennessee[13] where he played many sports including football and track. He graduated high school in 1953. He attended George Washington University for a year on a football scholarship but later transferred to East Tennessee State University. He ran for University Student Body, while there.[14] In 1957 graduated from with a BS in business. Later that year, he would meet his wife Sarah "Sally" Simonds in IBM classes. In 1958 he married Sarah in Columbus, Ohio. In 1959 their first child, Robert "Rob", was born and they went on to have four other children Cindy, David, Joe and Kenneth Jr.[1] In 1975 they moved to Los Altos, California. Kenneth's eldest son, Robert, would also enter into the computer industry, joining Amdahl in 1985.
1980-2009 and beyond
In the mid 1980s, the Simonds family moved to Manhattan Beach, California and after retirement from Teradata, they moved to Indian Wells, California in the Coachella Valley 1993. He was an assistant football coach for Palm Desert High School during the 1999-2000 season. He died on October 11, 2009, at his home in Indian Wells. His funeral was held at Southwest Church in Palm Desert. His resting place is Indio, California. In 2015 his wife contributed one million dollars in his name to help fund the building of the football stadium at East Tennessee State University, a goal he had while alive.[15] In the years following his death, Sarah Simonds has made considerable donations to some of Simonds' favorite charities in his honor.
Interest in the golf industry
In 1988, Simonds founded the Practice Tee Corporation and built three facilities and courses for practice. In 1996, he sold the business to Family Golf Centers, a public company. He opened The Golf Center in Palm Desert in 1995.
Awards and legacy
In 1981 Simonds received the "Spirit of Life" Award from the
See also
- The Legend of Amdahl by Jeffrey L. Rodengen (ISBN 9780945903192.)
References
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- ^ "Stocks". bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
- ^ 470V/6 Costs Less. IDG Enterprise. October 1, 1975. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
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- ^ "Teradata Corp., the leading manufacturer of high-performance..." Los Angeles Times. 7 August 1991. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
- ^ Stevenson, Richard W. (December 8, 1991). "Making a Difference - Whirlwind Courtship". The New York Times. p. 14. Archived from the original on February 15, 2018. Retrieved March 15, 2017. Alt URL
- ^ Computerworld. IDG Enterprise. 1989-05-08.
- ^ "NCR, Teradata agree to $520m merger". The Boston Globe. Associated Press. December 3, 1991.
- ^ B(?)nkley, E. (Feb 10, 1949). "IT ISN'T ALL GLORY". Kingsport Times. Archived from the original on August 17, 2019. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
- ^ "Mr. Kenneth W. Simonds*". Retrieved 2017-06-24.
- ^ Written at Kingsport, Tennessee. "Simonds in Student Chief Race at ETSC". Kingsport Times. JOHNSON CITY. May 4, 1956. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
- ^ Smith, Josh (2015-09-04). "ETSU gets $1 million gift for new football stadium". WJHL. Retrieved 2018-12-10.
- ^ "Kenneth Simonds". Retrieved 2022-08-17.
- ^ "Golf Center at Palm Desert". Manta.
- ^ "Mr. Kenneth W. Simonds*". etsualumni.org. Retrieved 2019-12-24.
- ^ "2009 Inductees – Alumni Hall of Fame Inductees – Dobyns-Bennett High School". dbhs.k12k.com. Retrieved 2018-07-06.
- ^ www.sitesplat.com, SiteSplat. "A Sea Of Red View topic - ETSU Mulling Return to Football". forums.aseaofred.com. Retrieved 2018-07-06.
- ^ "With ETSU football back, BFFF closes it doors". Johnson City Press. Retrieved 2018-07-06.
- ^ "2008 AWARDEES". College of the Desert Alumni Association. Retrieved 2018-07-06.
- ^ "D-B Alumni Hall of Fame starts with five honorees". Kingsport Times-News. Retrieved 2018-07-06.
- ^ a b Hill, J. "Accent". etsu.edu. Retrieved 2018-07-06.
- ^ "Kenneth W. Simonds Athletic Performance Center (COD Athletic Weightroom)". Foursquare. Retrieved 2018-07-06.
- ^ "TBR Chancellor's Award for philanthropy presented to Simonds". Tennessee Board of Regents. 2015-03-05. Retrieved 2018-07-06.
- ^ Smith, Josh (2015-09-04). "ETSU gets $1 million gift for new football stadium". WJHL. Retrieved 2018-08-18.