Edward Harrington Jennings

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Edward Harrington Jennings (born February 18, 1937 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) was the 10th President of the The Ohio State University from September 1, 1981 to August 31, 1990 and also the acting (interim) president from July 1, 2002 until October 1, 2002 after Bill Kirwan left the office. Jennings holds a Bachelor of Science in industrial management from the University of North Carolina, an MBA from Case Western Reserve University, and a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. Faculty and administrative appointments include the University of Iowa and the University of Wyoming. While at Ohio State, Jennings was a professor of finance at the Fisher College of Business. He is also the namesake of the Botany and Zoology Building on the Columbus campus of Ohio State University which reopened in 2007 after extensive renovations, Jennings Hall.

Preceded by William English Kirwan	Ohio State University President (interim acting) 2002-07-01–2002-09-30	Succeeded by Karen A. Holbrook
Preceded by Harold Leroy Enarson	Ohio State University President 1981-09-01–1990-08-31	Succeeded by Elwood Gordon Gee

v t e Presidents of Ohio State University

Orton W. Q. Scott W. H. Scott Canfield Thompson Rightmire McPherson Bevis Fawcett Enarson Jennings Gee Sisson Kirwan Jennings Holbrook Alutto Gee

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Name	Jennings, Edward Harrington
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Short description	President of Ohio State university
Date of birth	February 18, 1937
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Edward Harrington Jennings

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