Memories of Ken

From Sandy Borden: I worked as Ken’s grad assistant for the Teaching Research Ethics program at the Poynter Center at Indiana University in the mid-1990s. He was smart, kind and funny. He exemplified interdisciplinarity at its best, and I learned a ton. When I left Bloomington for a job in Michigan, he gave me aContinue reading “Remembering Ken”

From Mike Kalichman: As is the case for so many people who have worked in the “responsible conduct of research” (RCR) community, I was deeply saddened to hear the news of Ken’s passing. There were only a handful of pioneers in the early 1990s, and Ken stood out as one of the most influential ofContinue reading “Remembering Ken”

From Nick Steneck: We go back many years.  Ken was still a graduate student when I first met David Smith and explored the idea of forming a professional organization focused on professional ethics.  As with the World Conferences, our initial plan was to help professionals in the field deal with ethical issues and not createContinue reading “Remembering Ken”

From Kathy Partin: Ken was invited to Colorado State University in 2009 to help us build out an RCR program. His talk is here: https://onlineethics.org/cases/ken-pimple-collection/best-case-scenario-organization-university-research His closing remarks are as relevant as ever, 16 years later: “Could the university become a village that embraces diversity, including tolerance for eccentricity; that believes in correcting behavior without condemning character;Continue reading “Remembering Ken”