My Life

I was born on June 25, 1931, in a farmhouse in Hardy, Nebraska on a hot summer day during harvest time the third son of Mary and Arthur Jensby. My paternal grandparents both came from Denmark in their teens, my maternal grandfather came from France via Canada, and my maternal grandmother came from England

My high school graduation picture! Graduated Davenport Public High School in 1949.

1954 graduated University of Nebraska with a B.A. in Speech and Theatre. 1954-56 United States Navy aboard the U.S.S. Princeton (aircraft carrier) operating in the Far East. 1957 graduated University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) with a M.A. in theatre. 1963 graduated University of Southern California with a Ph.D. in Communications (Drama). 1983 graduated Columbia Teachers College with an M.A. in Teaching English as a Second Language (TESOL).

I began my college teaching career in the fall of 1957 at the age of 26 at Long Beach State College, Long Beach California. I was a part-time teacher in the Speech/Theatre Department.

1957-59. Long Beach State College, Long Beach, California
1959-63. Nebraska State College, Kearney, Nebraska
1963-December, 1996. Nassau Community College, State University of New York. Garden City, Long Island, New York

Formerly, Chair and Professor, Department of Theatre and Dance

Presently, Professor and Coordinator, English as a Second Language Program

January, 1997. Retired! Currently residing in Bangkok, Thailand.
May, 1998. Returned to the United States. Currently residing in upstate New York and in Manhattan.

Link to Nassau Community College Home Page

MY TWO MOST SIGNIFICANT PROFESSIONAL ACHIVEMENTS

1. 1963. Established the theatre program at Nassau Community College. The first New York Community College to integrate professional actors with student actors and the first to commission scripts by professional playwrights.

2. 1994. Selected to be Coordinator of the English as a Second Language Program with a subsequent growth from 250 students to more than 600 students from over 60 countries. Designed a high tech computer/language lab for the exclusive use of ESL students.

My childhood home in Nebraska