Background
Jennings, Edward Morton was born on April 2, 1936 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Edward Morton Junior and Mary (Sabine) Jennings.
Jennings, Edward Morton was born on April 2, 1936 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Edward Morton Junior and Mary (Sabine) Jennings.
AB, Dartmouth College, 1957; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Wisconsin, 1965.
Assistant professor, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, 1965-1968;
assistant Professor of English,, State University of New York, Albany, 1968-1992;
associate professor, State University of New York, Albany, since 1992;
assistant to president, State University of New York, Albany, 1992-1995;
emeritus, since 1995. Visiting professor Institute for English Philology, U. Würzburg, Germany, 1986. Presenter in field; consultant New York Department Education, Albany, 1973, 75, 84, Department of Health, Education and Welfare, Washington and Albany, 1976, Nebraska Coordinating Common for Postsecondary Education, Lincoln, 1977, National Endowment for Humanities, 1977-1980, Station WMHT-television, 1979-1984, McGraw-Hill, 1983, Regents' External Degree Program, Albany, 1988.
Member Executive Committee State University of New York Council on Writing, 1982-1985. Member of national advisory county National Commision on Higher Education Issues, American Council on Education, 1981.
Board directors Friends Colonie Library., 1973-1975. Board directors Albany Academy for Girls Fathers Association, 1975-1978, president, 1976-1977. Board directors Upper Hudson Planned Parenthood, 1984-1990, member executive committee, 1987-1990, secretary, 1988-1990, chairman campaign committee, 1987.
Trustee Albany Academy for Girls, 1976-1980, Colonie Town Library., 1981-1983. Member of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome advisory council Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk Schools, 1988. Member advisory committee individual studies curriculum Hudson Valley Community College, 1974-1980.
Lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1957-1965. Member Modern Language Association (chairman executive committee literature and science section 1975, relations delegate assembly 1977-1979), Northeast Modern Language Association (originator computing section, secretary 18th Century British literature section 1976-1977, chairman 1977-1978), American Society for 18th Century Studies, Association for Computers and Humanities, National Council Teachers English (conference on college composition and communications), Science Fiction Research Association, Society for Literature and Science.
Married Sally Maury Swayne, August 31, 1957. Children: Anne Gordon, Katherine Dana, Eleanor Swayne.