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
Howard University (Howard) is a Private university, private, University charter#Federal, federally chartered historically black research university in Washington, D.C. It is Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, classifie ...
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and received a doctorate in plant virology from the
University of Maryland
The University of Maryland, College Park (University of Maryland, UMD, or simply Maryland) is a public land-grant research university in College Park, Maryland. Founded in 1856, UMD is the flagship institution of the University System of M ...
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Jenifer was elected to serve on the board of trustees for
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Fairleigh Dickinson University is a private university with its main campuses in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Founded in 1942, Fairleigh Dickinson University currently offers more than 100 degree programs to its students. In addition to its tw ...
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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
The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD or UT Dallas) is a public research university in Richardson, Texas. It is one of the largest public universities in the Dallas area and the northernmost institution of the University of Texas system. It w ...
(1994–2005), and President of Howard University (1990–1994). He was the first graduate of Howard University to become its head.
Jenifer was Provost at the Rutgers Newark Campus, 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).
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 , and has served on the board of directors at Texaco and Chevron.
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Jenifer, Franklyn
Presidents of the University of Texas at Dallas
Presidents of Howard University
Jenifer, Franklyn
Howard University alumni
University of Maryland, College Park alumni
Directors of Chevron Corporation
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