Leo Warren Jenkins, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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President of East Carolina University
Date of Birth: 28-May-1913
Place of Birth: Succasunna, New Jersey, United States
Date of Death: 14-Jan-1989
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About Leo Warren Jenkins
- Leo Warren Jenkins (May 28, 1913 – January 14, 1989) was the sixth president and chancellor of what is now East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina, USA.
- He was born in the Succasunna section of Roxbury Township, New Jersey and attended Rutgers University, majoring in political science.
- He enlisted in World War II as a marine, serving during the battle of Guam.
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- 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.
- Under his watch, East Carolina gained university status in 1967.
- When ECU became part of the University of North Carolina System in 1972, Jenkins stayed on as chancellor, retiring in 1978.
- The Leo W.
- Jenkins Cancer Center at the Brody School of Medicine was named for him.
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