Kenneth Daniel

Kenneth Daniel (born c. 1914 - died July 1, 2008) was president of American Cast Iron Pipe Company (ACIPCO) from 1963 to 1978.

Daniel was the son of Cullen Coleman Daniel, a Methodist minister and the first president of Birmingham-Southern College.

Daniel began working at the ACIPCO foundry after earning his degree in mechanical engineering at the University of Alabama in 1936. He left to join in the army in 1941, shortly before the attack on Pearl Harbor. He rose to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel on General Patton's staff and was awarded the Legion of Merit and a Bronze Star for his service.

At ACIPCO Daniel invented numerous improvements to plant operations, seven of which he patented. He became the president of the company in 1963 and held that post until he retired in 1978. After retiring he remained active in the Methodist Church and with the Salvation Army, the United Way, and the Jefferson-Shelby County Lung Association. He was also president of The Club from 1982 to 1984.

Daniel died in 2008. He was preceded in death by his wife, the former Virginia Simpson and survived by four sons, Kenneth Jr, Cullen II, Robert and William. He also had five grandchildren and one great-grandson. He is interred at Elmwood Cemetery.

References

• Bouma, Katherine (July 7, 2008) "Kenneth Daniel, former ACIPCO president, dies at 94." Birmingham News