Franklyn Jenifer Explained

Franklyn Green Jenifer (born March 26, 1939, in Washington, D.C.) is a former academic administrator, researcher, trustee, and board member of a number of well-known institutions and companies.

Biography

Franklyn Jenifer is an alumnus of Howard University,[1] and received a doctorate in plant virology from the University of Maryland.[2]

Jenifer was elected to serve on the board of trustees for Fairleigh Dickinson University.[1] in 2011. He has been re-elected twice, with his current term scheduled to expire in 2020. He held the role of President of the University of Texas at Dallas (1994–2005), and President of Howard University (1990–1994). He was the first graduate of Howard University to become its head.[3]

Jenifer was Provost at the Rutgers Newark Campus,[4] Chancellor of the Massachusetts Board of Regents of Higher Education (1986–1990) and Vice Chancellor of the New Jersey Department of Higher Education (1979–1986).[5] [6]

He has also served as chairman for the National Council on Science and Technology Education for Project 2061 of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[7] |and has served on the board of directors at Texaco and Chevron.[8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Recent Press Releases :: Fairleigh Dickinson University (FDU). inside.fdu.edu.
  2. News: The Continuing Education of Franklyn Jenifer. Williams, Juan. The Washington Post. Sep 20, 1992. N9.
  3. Web site: Redirect - History - Howard University . 2014-03-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151005202423/http://www.howard.edu/explore/history.htm . 2015-10-05 . dead .
  4. Web site: Cyber Threat Intelligence. Silobreaker. 2014-03-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20140308040416/http://news.silobreaker.com/biography-for-franklyn-jenifer-5_2258958573570621440_4. 2014-03-08. dead.
  5. News: Franklyn Jenifer . https://archive.today/20140305010145/http://www.forbes.com/profile/franklyn-jenifer/ . 2014-03-05.
  6. Web site: Answers – The Most Trusted Place for Answering Life's Questions. Answers.com.
  7. News: Benchmarks for Science Literacy American Association for the Advancement of Science, Oxford University Press, Nov 25, 1993 – Science – 448 pages (in preface).
  8. Web site: Franklyn G. Jenifer – About Chevron. https://web.archive.org/web/20110213203701/http://www.chevron.com/about/leadership/boardofdirectors/jenifer/. 2011-02-13. 13 February 2011. Chevron.
  9. News: Franklyn G. Jenifer – Pay Pals. Huffington Post .
  10. Web site: Terms of Service Violation . Investing.businessweek.com . 2018-07-23.
  11. Web site: Franklyn G. Jenifer – Executive Bio, Work History, and Contacts – Equilar BoardEdge. people.equilar.com.
  12. Web site: Contemporary Black biography. profiles from the international Black community. 2. Barbara C. Bigelow. 23 July 1992. Gale Research Inc.. Open WorldCat.

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