Background
Jensen, Gwendolyn Evans was born on February 5, 1936 in Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, United States.
educator college president historian
Jensen, Gwendolyn Evans was born on February 5, 1936 in Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, United States.
Bachelor in English, University Hartford, Connecticut, 1962. Master of Arts in History, Trinity College, 1963. Doctor of Philosophy in History, University Connecticut, 1971.
Faculty member, U. New Haven, West Haven, Connecticut, 1968-1976; dean graduate school, U. New Haven, West Haven, Connecticut, 1976-1983; vice president academic affairs, Western State College, Gunnison, Colorado, 1983-1986; provost, Marietta (Ohio) College, 1986-1991; president, Wilson College, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, since 1991. Board directors Valleybank.
Vice president, Board of Governors Connecticut Ballet, New Haven, 1976-1977. Board directors Chambersburg Area Council for the Arts, since 1992.
Married Gordon M. Jensen. Children: Elizabeth, Donald, Alice.