He received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Tulane University and a Masters in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University. He then worked for Cummins Engine Company in Columbus, Indiana as a research engineer in their R & D department. It was at this time that he discerned a call to the priesthood.

Having been accepted as a seminarian by the Diocese of Tulsa, Father Ken attended St. Meinrad Seminary, taught by the Benedictine Order. He received an Masters in Catholic Thought and a Masters in Divinity from St. Meinrad.

Ordination Bishop Edward Slattery laying his hands on Fr. Ken's head.

He was ordained a priest on May 24, 1966 by Bishop Edward Slattery and was assigned as associate pastor at Christ the King Church, Tulsa. Father Ken served there until his appointment on October 1, 1999 as pastor of St. Mark's.

Father Ken's current other assignments include pastor of Holy Cross Parish, Wagoner; judge on the diocesan Tribunal; member of the diocesan Presbyteral Council; and recently as chaplain for the 138th Fighter Wing of the Oklahoma Air Guard drilling at Tulsa. He has also been assigned by Bishop Slattery to study for a Licentiate in Canon Law; this has resulted in his having to attend Catholic University in Washington for eight weeks each summer.

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