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Person
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Marken, Jack W.
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Description area
Dates of existence
1922-2005
History
Jack W. Marken was born on February 11, 1922, in Akron, Ohio and died November 17, 2005, in Brookings, South Dakota. Jack served in the US Air force from 1942 to October 1945. Dr. Marken was credited with rediscovering Godwin’s novel Imogen: A Pastoral Romance. Jack moved to Brookings in 1968, accepting the position of head of the English department until 1978 then retired in 1986. In 1969, Dr. Jack Marken met with Dr. Hilton Briggs and suggested SDSU do more for American Indian Students, leading to the creation of the American Indian Studies Minor. Dr. Marken also co-created the South Dakota Committee of the Humanities in 1972.