Franklyn Jenifer
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]
From 2011 to 2014, Jenifer served on the Board of Trustees for Fairleigh Dickinson University.[3]
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.[4]
Jenifer was Provost at the Rutgers Newark Campus,[5] 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).[6][7]
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 [8] and has served on the Board of Directors at Texaco and Chevron [9] [10] [11][12] [13][14] .[15]
References
- ↑ http://inside.fdu.edu/prpt/jenifer_bot_2011.html
- ↑ The Continuing Education of Franklyn Jenifer, Williams, Juan. The Washington Post (1974-Current file) [Washington, D.C] 20 Sep 1992: N9.
- ↑ http://inside.fdu.edu/prpt/jenifer_bot_2011.html
- ↑ http://www.howard.edu/explore/history.htm
- ↑ http://news.silobreaker.com/biography-for-franklyn-jenifer-5_2258958573570621440_4
- ↑ http://www.forbes.com/profile/franklyn-jenifer/. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ http://www.answers.com/topic/franklyn-g-jenifer
- ↑ Benchmarks for Science Literacy American Association for the Advancement of Science, Oxford University Press, Nov 25, 1993 - Science - 448 pages (in preface)
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20110213203701/http://www.chevron.com/about/leadership/boardofdirectors/jenifer/
- ↑ "Franklyn G. Jenifer - Pay Pals - The Huffington Post". Huffington Post.
- ↑ http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=1469932&ticker=CVX&previousCapId=98506&previousTitle=CHEVRON%20CORP
- ↑ http://b2i.api.edgar-online.com/EFX_dll/EdgarPro.dll?FetchFilingConvPDF1?SessionID=fU0063kQWf2Vo-9&ID=3891682
- ↑ http://people.equilar.com/bio/franklyn-jenifer-chevron/salary/706979#.UxZYX9RdVkA
- ↑ http://www.forbes.com/profile/franklyn-jenifer/. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ http://www.worldcat.org/title/contemporary-black-biography-volume-2-profiles-from-the-international-black-community/oclc/643557099?referer=br&ht=edition#relatedsubjects
Further reading
- Halpern, Stephen C. (1995), On the Limits of the Law: The Ironic Legacy of Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, p. 391
- Jenifer, Franklyn (16 October 1991), "The Supreme Court must Act to preserve and strengthen historically black colleges", Chronicle of Higher Education, retrieved 4 March 2014
- Bigelow, Barbara C. (1992), Contemporary Black Biography, Volume 2
- Jenifer, Franklyn G. (September 1971), "Studies on the nature and origin of satellite virus and some of its relationships to tobacco necrosis virus.", Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third Series, Books and Pamphlets Including Serials and Contributions to Periodicals Current and Renewal Registrations, Ann Arbor, Volume 25
|section=ignored (help) - Brooks, Thomas (2006), A Wealth of Family: An Adopted Son's International Quest for Heritage, Reunion, and Enrichment, Alpha Multimedia, Inc., p. 43
- Manegold, Catherine S. (24 April 1994), "Amid Criticism, Howard's President Quits", New York Times, retrieved 4 March 2014
- Weisberg, Jacob (10 February 1991), "Franklyn Jenifer : Taking Howard University Into Slum Neighborhoods", Los Angeles Times, retrieved 4 March 2014
- Williams, Juan (20 September 1992), "The Continuing Education of Franklyn Jenifer", The Washington Post, Washington, D.C
- Benchmarks for Science Literacy American Association for the Advancement of Science, Oxford University Press, 25 November 1993, p. 448
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| Preceded by Robert H. Rutford |
President of The University of Texas at Dallas 1994-2005 |
Succeeded by David E. Daniel |