- Leo Warren Jenkins
Leo Warren Jenkins (
May 28 ,1913 –January 14 ,1989 ) was the sixth president and chancellor of what is nowEast Carolina University inGreenville, North Carolina , USA. He was born inSuccasunna, New Jersey and attendedRutgers University , majoring inpolitical science . He enlisted inWorld War II as a marine, serving during the battle of Guam. Dr. Leo Jenkins joined the faculty of East Carolina Teachers College in 1947 and served as Dean of the school until his election to the presidency in 1960, retiring in 1978. The Leo W. Jenkins Cancer Center at theBrody School of Medicine was named for him.External links
* [http://www.ecu.edu/cs-lib/archives/pr_display.cfm?id=579#1 Jenkins biography]
* [http://www.ecu.edu/cs-dhs/leojenkinscancercenter/index.cfm Leo W. Jenkins Cancer Center]
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