Jeffery L. Kennington received a BSIE from the University of Arkansas in 1968, a MSIE in 1970, and a Ph.D. in 1973 from the Georgia Institute of Technology. He joined Southern Methodist University June 11, 1973 and has served in several Departments over the years. He served as Chair of Operations Research and Engineering Management for 12 years and Chair of Computer Science and Engineering for 5 years. He serves as an associate editor for two journals (Networks and the INFORMS Journal on Computing) and is on the editorial board of two journals (Telecommunication Systems and Computational Optimization & Applications). He was selected as the University Scholar/Teacher of the Year for 2003. He was selected as an SMU Altshuler Distinguished Teaching Professor in 2004 and was granted membership in the SMU Academy of Distinguished Teachers (2004-2006). He was selected as an INFORMS Fellow in November 2005. In May of 2008 he was selected as an SMU Distinguished University Citizen.