Robert Granville Jensen

Background

Jensen, Robert Granville was born on June 16, 1935 in Seattle, Washington, United States. Son of John Granville and Eva Phillips (Watson) Jensen.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Oregon State University, 1957. Master of Arts, University Washington, Seattle, 1962. Doctor of Philosophy, University Washington, Seattle, 1964.

Career

Acting assistant professor, Portland (Oregon) State University, summer 1963; from assistant professor to associate professor geography, Syracuse (New York) U., 1964-1978; professor, Syracuse (New York) U., since 1979; department chairman, Syracuse (New York) U., 1973-1990; interim dean Graduate School, Syracuse (New York) U., 1989-1990; dean Graduate School, Syracuse (New York) U., 1990-1994; interim dean College Arts and Sciences, Syracuse (New York) U., 1993-1994; dean College Arts and Sciences, Syracuse (New York) U., since 1994; director Soviet and East European Studies, Syracuse (New York) U., 1968-1975. Delegate Soviet-American Seminar on Cities, Moscow, 1975.

Achievements

• Robert Granville Jensen has been listed as a noteworthy geography educator, university dean by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Commissioner's Doctoral Council New York State Department Education, 1989-1992. Served to First lieutenant United States Marine Corps, 1957-1960. Member American Association for Advancement Slavic Studies, American Geography Society, Association American Geographers (chairman specialty group 1980-1981, 83-84, honors award for contributions to Soviet and East European scholarship 1993).

Interests

• Avocations: alpine skiing, tennis.

Connections

Married Nansie Jean Gilfillan, June 8, 1957. Children: Carolyn, Maryann, Paul.

Father:

John Granville Jensen

Mother:

Eva Phillips (Watson) Jensen

Spouse:

Nansie Jean Gilfillan

child:

Paul Jensen

child:

Carolyn Jensen

child:

Maryann Jensen