Nadine Francis Jenkins

Background

Jenkins, Nadine Francis was born on November 7, 1945 in Port Arthur, Texas, United States. Daughter of Lloyd and Willie Mae (Smithe) Dixon.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Lamar U., Beaumont, Texas, 1967; Master of Education, Lamar U., Beaumont, Texas, 1970; Doctor of Education, U. North Texas, Denton, 1976.

Career

Lecturer, U. Maryland., College Park, 1974-1975; program specialist, team leader, Santa Barbara County Schools, Santa Barbara, California, 1976-1977; director education unit, Kentucky Ednl. television, Lexington, 1978-1980; grants administrator, project director special services, Talladega (Alabama) College, 1980-1983; multi-unit executive director, American Cancer Society, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, 1984; special sst., Bucknell U., Lewisburg, 1984; director, associate vice president, Aurora (Illinois) U., 1984-1988; acting supervisor, director administrator services, Louisiana Special Education Center, Alexandria, 1988-1991; special assistant, Temple University, Philadelphia, 1991-1993; associate provost, University Texas, Arlington, 1993-1994; vice provost, University Texas, Arlington, since 1994. President Delta Associations, Inc., Talladega, since 1983. Content design consultant Ky.Ednl. television, Lexington, 1978-1979.

Consultant for special programs Allan Hancock College, Santa Maria, California, 1975-1977. Consultant/trainer Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, since 1978.

Achievements

• Nadine Francis Jenkins has been listed as a noteworthy University administrator, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Candidate for Arlington School Board, 1997. Member Leadership Texas, Leadership Arlington. Board directors City and Families Board, Arlington, since 1997, Wesley Foundation, Arlington, since 1994, Theatre Arlington, 1997.

Member New Visions Commission, Arlington, 1993. Charted member Concerned Citizens of Arlington, 1996. Member American Association of University Women, League of Women Voters (board directors), National Association for the Advancement of Colored People-Arlington (board directors, education chair), Executive Women in Texas Government, American Association University Adminstrs., Altrusa International, Kiwanis International.

Interests

• Avocations: reading, editorial opinion column writing, television educationalproductions and programming.

Connections

Married Odest Charles Jenkins, August 17, 1968. Children: Odest Charles, Oren Cedricke, Nadalynn Ferne.

Father:

Lloyd Dixon

Mother:

Willie Mae (Smithe) Dixon

Spouse:

Odest Charles Jenkins

child:

Odest Charles Jenkins

child:

Oren Cedricke Jenkins

child:

Nadalynn Ferne Jenkins