Richard Jorg Jensen

Background

Jensen, Richard Jorg was born on January 17, 1947 in Sandusky, Ohio, United States. Son of Aksel Carl and Margaret (Wolfe) Jensen.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Austin Peay State University, 1970. Master of Science, Austin Peay State University, 1972. Doctor of Philosophy, Miami University, 1975.

Career

Assistant professor Wright State University, 1975-1979. Professor St. Mary's College, since 1979. Guest professor University Notre Dame, Indiana, since 1981, director Greene-Nieuwland Hebarium, Indiana, since 1988.

Senior research fellow Center field Biology, Austin Peay State University, 1986—1988. Visiting scholar department botany Miami University, 1987. Panelist systematic biology program National Science Foundation, 1983—1987.

Executive committee American Midland Naturalist, 1990—2010.

Achievements

• Richard Jorg Jensen has been listed as a noteworthy biologist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow: Indiana Academy of Sciences (co-chair program committee 1988, fellow committee, biological survey committee, publication committee, grantee 1983, 1991). Member: International Oak Society (board directors 1997—2009, membership chair 1997—2009, webmaster 2000-2006, Special Service award 2006), Society Systematic Biology, International Association Plant Taxonomy, Botanical Society of America, American Society Plant Taxonomists (research committee 1987-1990, chairman 1989-1990, treasurer 1991-1996, honors and awards committee 2000-2002, council member at large 2000-2003, chair 2001, president-elect 2004, president 2005, past president 2006, Distinguished Service award 1996), Sigma Xi (grantee 1974).

Interests

• Avocations: reading, computing, baseball card collecting.

Connections

Married Faye Robertson, May 30, 1970.

Father:

Aksel Carl Jensen

Mother:

Margaret (Wolfe) Jensen

Spouse:

Faye Robertson