Fred William Jenkins

Background

Fred Jenkins was born on April 13, 1957 in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, into the family of Frederick Edwin and Ethel Mae Jenkins.

Education

In 1979 Fred received Bachelor of Arts (summa cum laude) at University Cincinnati. Then he got Master of Arts at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and continued studying there. In 1985 he earned Doctor of Philosophy in Classical Philology, and then Master of Science in Library and Information Science in 1986.

Career

In 1986 - 1987 Fred worked as a historical collections cataloger in College of Physicians of Philadelphia. After that he moved to Dayton, Ohio, United States, where he was on the payroll at the University of Dayton. In 1987 - 1996 he worked there as an assistant professor. then he became a catalog specialist in 1987 and held the position until 1996. Later he was appointed instructor in 1988, and already in 1993 - 1996 he was a rare book librarian. Since 1996 he works as an associate professor and coordinator and head of collection management.

Achievements

• Fred William Jenkins is a famous author of a book "Classical Studies: A Guide to the Reference Literature."

Works

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• book

  • Classical Studies: A Guide to the Reference Literature (Reference Sources in the Humanities) 1996

Membership

• American Library Association

• chairperson of Classical, Medieval, and Renaissance Discussion Group

  Association of College and Research Libraries

  1993 - 1998

• American Society of Papyrologists

• Academic Library Association of Ohio

• Phi Beta Kappa

• Phi Kappa Phi

• Phi Beta Mu

Connections

On October 31, 1992 Fred married Nancy Diane Courtney.

Father:

Frederick E. Edwin

Mother:

Ethel Mae Jenkins

Spouse:

Nancy Diane Courtney