Frederick Lynn Jenks

Background

Jenks, Frederick Lynn was born on January 3, 1942 in Buffalo. Son of Frederick L. and Mary Jane (Space) Jenks.

Education

Bachelor in Modern Langs., Grove City (Pennsylvania) College, 1963; Master of Arts in Spanish and Psychology, Case Western Reserve, 1966; Doctor of Philosophy in Language Education, Wayne State University, Detroit, 1971.

Career

Language teacher, Warren (Pennsylvania) Area H.S., 1964-1965; assistant director admissions and finance aid, Oberlin (Ohio) College, 1966-1968; instructor education, Wayne State University, 1968-1971; assistant professor multilingual/multicultural education, Florida State University, Tallahassee, 1971-1975; associate professor, Florida State University, Tallahassee, 1975-1981; professor, Florida State University, Tallahassee, since 1981. Director Center for Intensive English Studies, Florida State University, since 1979, director college programs, since 1996, chair county for international education, since 1997. Member language and instruction committee Test of English as a Foreign Language-Ednl.

Testing Svc., Princeton, New Jersey, since 1996, member Test of English as a Foreign Language policy committee, 1987-1990. Distinguished visiting scholar U. Tennessee, Martin, 1987. Member Fulbright Selection Committee-Langs., since 1995.

Achievements

• Frederick Lynn Jenks has been listed as a noteworthy program administrator, english educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member TESOL (AAC Foundation committee since 1996), Association International Educators.

Interests

• Avocations: soccer, bicycling, philately.

Connections

Married Constance Diane Shryock, February 6, 1965 (divorced March 1980). 1 child, Andrew Thomas.

Father:

Frederick L. Jenks

Mother:

Mary Jane (Space) Jenks

Spouse:

Constance Diane Shryock

child:

Andrew Thomas Jenks