Career
After completing his PhD,Jenda taught at the University of Kentucky until 1988,when he accepted a professorship at Auburn University (AU). [2] As he was the only Black faculty member in the department,he was often sought out by Black students for assistance and guidance. [4] In 1994,Jenda established the Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) program at AU and started a summer internship program for minority students. [4] [5] As the director of LSAMP,Jenda opened and operated a drop-in tutoring center and developed an outreach program aimed at recruiting high-school students interested in engineering. [6] [7] He also established the Summer Bridge Program to help minority students get acclimated to the changes from high school to university. [8] Outside of his work with LSAMP,Jenda was appointed a Full professor in 1997 and became the associate dean of the College of Sciences and Mathematics in 2000. [9] Jenda ran the Summer Bridge Program until 2006 when he was appointed AU's associate provost for diversity and multicultural affairs. [9] [4]
As an associate provost,Jenda established the Provost Leadership Undergraduate Scholarship (PLUS) Program to support underrepresented students. [10] By 2009,PLUS had provided scholarships to 125 students,including 55 first-generation college students. As such,PLUS received the 2009 Scholarship Provider of the Year Award from the National Scholarship Providers Association. [11] [12] In 2011,Jenda co-founded the Southern Africa Mathematical Sciences Association Masamu project to increase the presence of American mathematical research in Africa. [13]
Jenda received a Presidential Award for Excellence in Science,Mathematics,and Engineering Mentoring in 2020 [14] and was elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2024. [15]
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