Leo Warren Jenkins
Male, Deceased Person
1913 – 1989
Who was Leo Warren Jenkins?
Leo Warren Jenkins was the sixth president and chancellor of what is now East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina, USA. He was born in the Succasunna section of Roxbury Township, New Jersey and attended Rutgers University, majoring in political science. He enlisted in World War II as a marine, serving during the battle of Guam. Dr. Leo Jenkins joined the faculty of East Carolina Teachers College in 1947 and served as Dean of the school until his election to the presidency in 1960, retiring in 1978. The Leo W. Jenkins Cancer Center at the Brody School of Medicine was named for him.
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- Born
- May 28, 1913
Succasunna, New Jersey - Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- Rutgers University
- Employment
- East Carolina University
- Died
- Jan 14, 1989
Greenville
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on July 23, 2013
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