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1934-2014

Kenneth Donald Kerri

Kenneth Donald Kerri, Ph. D., age 80, passed away suddenly after a brief illness with his beloved family at his side. He is survived by his loving wife Judy, son Chris (Anne), daughter Kathy Krizl (Norman), two grandchildren, Justin and Sarah Kerri, brother Richard Kerri, and devoted dog Angel.

Ken Kerri was born April 25, 1934, in Napa, California. He graduated from Napa High class of 1952, received a BS from Oregon State, MS from UC Berkeley and PhD from Oregon State.

He began teaching civil and sanitary engineering at Sac State in 1959, becoming emeritus professor in 1997. Ken mentored hundreds of students, receiving the Distinguished Faculty Award.

In 1972, he established the CSUS Office of Water Programs developing training programs for water and wastewater treatment operators. More than 1 million operator training manuals in 12 different languages have been sold to more than 250,000 operators all over the world, most recently including a program for the country of Jordan, which will be used throughout the Middle East.