Gerald Erwin Jenks

Background

Jenks, Gerald Erwin was born on March 26, 1945 in Kansas City, Kansas, United States. Son of Albert Edwin and Cecil Edith (Johnson) Jenks.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Kansas University, 1968. Master of Engineering, Kansas University, 1975.

Career

Flight test engineer, Cessna Aircraft Company, Wichita, Kansas, 1968-1974; manager, Flight Research Laboratory, Lawrence, Kansas, 1974-1976; staff director, United States House of Representatives, Washington, 1976-1982; principal manager, McDonnell-Douglas, St. Louis, since 1982. Member President Reagan Transition Team, Washington, 1980. Member aerospace engineering steering committee Kansas U., Lawrence, 1990-1992.

Achievements

• Gerald Erwin Jenks has been listed as a noteworthy aerospace company executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

First lieutenant United States Air Force, 1970-1976. Fellow American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Member Sigma Gamma Tau.

Connections

Married Pamela Danette Houghman, November 21, 1964. Children: Brendon, Carissa, Bradley.

Father:

Albert Edwin Jenks

Mother:

Cecil Edith (Johnson) Jenks

Spouse:

Pamela Danette Houghman

child:

Brendon Jenks

child:

Bradley Jenks

child:

Carissa Jenks