From Bob Walls:
I think I know the very moments that Ken began to engage–seriously–with the topic of research and professional ethics. In the late 1980s, we had been in a number of graduate courses together in folklore at Indiana U, classes in which he excelled, especially in grasping anthropological theories of religion and belief. But then we had to take some sort of course outside of our field which ended up being one in Professional Ethics. Most of us sighed but soldiered on. Ken, however, bit into the subject matter and readings like he hadn’t eaten in years, devouring it all with pleasure, declaring to the rest of us “What’s wrong with you guys? This stuff is great!” I don’t think he ever looked back, and it certainly doesn’t surprise me that he made profound contributions to the field. I wish I had been able to talk to him about it all in later years, to hear his thoughts about academic research, about the con man assault on politics and science, about IU. He was a kind and gentle man, and I’m certain he made an excellent teacher and colleague, and a loving and devoted husband and father. My thoughts go out to Jennifer and their children.