The HistoryMakers video oral history with Renaldo M. Jensen.
| Format | Video (Streaming) |
| Publication | Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016] |
| Description | 1 online resource (5 video files (2 hr., 5 min., 12 sec.)) : sound, color. |
| Supplemental Content | https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=https://da.thehistorymakers.org/storiesForBio;ID=A2005.101 |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Jensen, Renaldo M., 1940- interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Crowe, Larry F., interviewer. |
| Other author/creator | Stearns, Scott, director of photography. |
| Other author/creator | HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company. |
| Variant title | History Makers video oral history with Renaldo M. Jensen |
| Portion of title | Renaldo M. Jensen |
| Abstract | Military officer and aerospace engineer Renaldo Mario Jensen was born June 29, 1940 in New York City. Jensen graduated from Bishop Dubois High School in 1952. He graduated with a B.S. degree in mechanical engineering from Howard University in 1958. In 1966, Jensen became the first African American to earn an M.S. degree from the United States Air Force School of Technology. In 1970, Jensen earned his Ph.D. degree in aerospace engineering from Purdue University. Jensen received the Missile Combat Crew Award and the Air Force Commendation Medal for service during the Cuban Missile Crisis. From 1967, Jensen taught at Air Force School of Technology. He retired as lieutenant colonel in 1978 and joined Ford Motor Company as an aerodynamics engineer. In 1987, Jensen became director of minority supplier development. In 2004, 309 diverse minority suppliers earned $3.7 billion of the $90 billion in Ford supply contracts as a result of his efforts. |
| Credits | Videographer, Scott Stearns. |
| Performer | Larry Crowe, interviewer. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Dearborn, Michigan 2005 April 8. |
| Source of description | Vendor-supplied metadata. |
| Genre/form | Internet videos. |
| Genre/form | Interviews. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Genre/form | Oral histories. |
| Genre/form | Oral histories. |
| Genre/form | Internet videos. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Stock number | A2005.101 HistoryMakers |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |