Alumni

Alphabetical Alumni

Jenkins, Jerelyn
7830 South Camino-Mirlo
Tucson, Arizona 85747 US

Jerelyn and Jonathan Gardner

Work: (520) 647-7353

Class of 1970. Jerelyn Jenkins. BYU BA Theatre and Cinematic Arts & Teaching Certificate 1976. Married Jonathan H. Gardner, BYU BS Political Science 1978; BYU MPA Institute of Public Management 1960.

Jenkins, Joseph

Joseph Jenkins

Class of 1913. Joseph Jenkins. He graduated from Brigham Young High School, in the Arts Department. Source 1: 1913 BYU Banyan yearbook, BYH section, pages 63-81. ~ ~ ~ ~ Class of 1913. Joseph Jenkins. He received a BYH Art & Manual Training Diploma in 1913. Source 2: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 5, page 421. ~ ~ ~ ~ Collegiate Grad of BYU, Class of 1923. Joseph Jenkins. He received a BS Degree in 1923. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 5, page 431. ~ ~ ~ ~ He is a twin to his brother, Hyrum Jenkins, also BYH Class of 1913.

Jennings, Paul Hamilton
Mesa, Arizona US

Paul and Velma Jennings

Class of 1944. Paul Hamilton Jennings. ~ ~ ~ ~ HIS OBITUARY: Paul Hamilton Jennings, 05/21/1926 - 04/28/2018. Paul Hamilton Jennings was born on May 21, 1926 to Charles and LaVera Jennings. Although he was born in Snowflake, Arizona, Paul's first recollections were of living in Whiteriver, Arizona. His family also lived in Shiprock, New Mexico, and Pine Ridge, South Dakota. While in South Dakota, Paul's father took him to meet the sculptor Gutzon Borglum who was in the middle of the monumental project that became Mount Rushmore. When Paul was ten, his father was transferred to Lame Deer, Montana as Superintendent of the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation. Paul attended grade school on the reservation, but lived with older siblings in Provo while attending Brigham Young Junior High and Brigham Young High School, where he graduated in the Class of 1944. Paul enlisted in the Army during World War II and served in in the Philippines. By the end of the war, his family had moved to Mesa, Arizona. Paul lived with them and attended Arizona State College (which became Arizona State University) where he played on the varsity basketball squad and later graduated with distinction. On July 17, 1948, Paul married Velma Hatch in the Mesa Arizona Temple. Paul became interested in computers as early as 1955 and was a pioneer in the field. He worked for GE, IBM and Honeywell and was on the team that successfully implemented the first computer generated payroll program in the state of Arizona. On two different occasions he was able to spend several months working on special assignment in Japan. Paul and Velma discovered they both enjoyed square dancing and joined the Mesa Checkmates. They met many wonderful friends and enjoyed traveling to dances around the state. In 1992, the LDS Church started a Family Records Extraction Program called FREP. Paul wrote a program to enhance this work and catch errors called Preaudit, which became in great demand. In 1994, he and Velma served an 18-month Church service mission to the Mesa Family History Center. Just before their mission, Velma was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. Over a seventeen-year period, she gradually declined and Paul was her loving and dedicated caregiver. She passed away on May 18, 2011. Seven years later, Paul died of an aneurysm on April 28, 2018. Paul was intelligent and resourceful. He was a good provider and wonderful father. He had a joke for every occasion. He was preceded in death by his wife, Velma, his parents Charles and LaVera Jennings, his brothers Jarvis, Forest and Charles Jr., and sisters Sue Carman, Loraine and Mary and his granddaughter, Claire. He is survived by his five children: Terry (Marianne) Jennings, Debbie (Robert) Stapley, Gordon (Melinda) Jennings, Paula (Ron) Knight, Pam (Andy) Linkner), 19 grandchildren, and 50 great grandchildren. Source.

Jensen, A. Ladru [Adolph Ladru]
Salt Lake City, Utah US

A. Ladru and Loila Jensen

Class of 1915. A. Landru Jensen [Adolph Landru Jensen]. He received a BYH Normal Certificate in 1915. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 8, page 395. ~ ~ ~ ~ Collegiate Grad of BYU, Class of 1917. A. Ladru Jensen. He received an AB Degree in History & Government in 1917. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 8, page 395. ~ ~ ~ ~ Dr. A. Landru Jensen became a recognized agricultural law specialist. ~ ~ ~ ~ Adolph Ladru [not LaDrue] Jensen was born on April 14, 1896 in Ephriam, Sanpete County, Utah. His parents were Adolph W. Jensen and Elizabeth Henry James Jensen. A. Ladru Jensen married Loila Dudley Merrill on June 30, 1922 in Logan, Utah. A. Ladru Jensen and Loila Dudley Merrill Jensen had at least three daughters: Julia Jensen Vanderpool of San Bernardino, California; Louise Jensen Whitney of San Diego, California; and Janeth Claire Jensen Evans, of Salt Lake City, Utah. Dr. A. Ladru Jensen died on March 12, 1986 in Salt Lake City, Utah. ~ ~ ~ ~ Publication: Integrating Economic and Legal Thought on Agricultural Cooperatives, by Dr. A. Ladru Jensen. Journal of Farm Economics, Vol. 31, No. 4, Part 2: Proceedings Number (Nov., 1949), pp. 891-907 (article consists of 17 pages). Published by: Blackwell Publishing on behalf of the American Agricultural Economics Association. ~ ~ ~ ~ Publication: Cooperative Corporation Law on the Marketing Transaction, by A Ladru Jensen (1947) ~ ~ ~ ~ Editor: “Cooperatives Under the Law,” by Ela, Emerson 1950. In Cooperative Corporate Association Law – 1950, ed. A. Ladru Jensen A 517-525. Washington, D.C.: American Institute of Cooperation. ~ ~ ~ ~ Publication: Jensen, A. Ladru. 1950. “The Bill of Rights of U.S. Cooperative Agriculture.” In Cooperative Corporate Association Law – 1950, ed. A. Ladru Jensen, 3-16. Washington, DC: American Institute of Cooperation. ~ ~ ~ ~ Publication: A. Ladru Jensen, The Bill of Rights of U.S. Cooperative Agriculture, 20 ROCKY MTN. L. REV. 181, 191 n.29 (1948) (collecting broad state agricultural cooperative association statutes). ~ ~ ~ ~ Footnote: The Code uses the term "patronage dividend" to describe net margins from business done with or for patrons that are allocated to patrons on a patronage basis. "Patronage dividend" was first introduced into the Code by the Revenue Act of 1951. The term had been used before, however, as a synonym for patronage refund. The origin of the term "patronage dividend" is unclear. In 1948, A. Ladru Jensen wrote that "'patronage dividend' originated more from historical accident than from any analogy to stock dividends of ordinary business corporations, and that the usage of the phrase has contributed to misunderstanding." 8 ~ ~ 8 "Report on Terminology," in Proceedings of the Section of Corporation, Banking and Mercantile Law, American Bar Association, cited in Farmers Cooperative Co. v. Birmingham, 86 F. Supp. 201, 217 (N.D. Iowa 1949), 1949-2 U.S.T.C. (CCH) ¶ 9400. ~ ~ ~ ~ University of Utah Faculty Portraits in the University Library: Jensen, A. Ladru--26 items, School of Law, 1949, 1964 -- 19 negatives. ~ ~ ~ ~

Jensen, Arthur

Arthur Jensen

Class of 1913. Arthur Jensen. Graduated from Brigham Young High School in 1913. Name on list, but no photo. Source: 1913 BYU Banyan yearbook, BYH section, pages 63-81. ~ ~ ~ ~ [Need more information -- middle name, parent's name, hometown, etc.] [TM]

Jensen, Barbara
Provo, Utah US

Barbara Jensen

Faculty & Staff. Physical Education: Girls' Sports Coach, 1967-68. [Is Jensen her maiden name or married name? Middle name, parents' names?] [TM]

Jensen, Beryl
816 East 16th Avenue
Salt Lake City, Utah 84103-3707 US

Beryl and Dick Smiley

Class of 1947. Beryl Jensen. She married Richard (Dick) Smiley. ~ ~ ~ ~ Her parents: Carl Oliver Jensen (dentist) and LaVona Rasmussen Jensen (musician), married in 1914. Carl and LaVona Jensen have five children, including three daughters: Bonnie Jensen (Raldo) Shiner; Iola Jensen (Gordon) Anderson; Beryl Jensen [BYH Class of 1947] (Richard) Smiley; and two sons, Alva "Al" Jensen, Sr. (Peggy); and Dr. Darrell C. Jensen [BYH Class of 1944] (Joan Ballif). ~ ~ ~ ~ Beryl Jensen Smiley sang a number during the 2001 BYH All Classes Reunion. (See their photo on Class of 1949 reunion page for 2003.)

Jensen, Betty Loy
St. George, Utah US

Betty & Ken / Robert McKay / Hopkin

Class of 1944. Bette Loy [Betty] Jensen. Senior Class Secretary, Class of 1944. Editor-in-Chief, 1944 Wildcat yearbook. ~ ~ ~ ~ HER OBITUARY: Betty Loy Jensen McKay Hopkin 1926 ~ 2013. Betty Loy Jensen McKay Hopkin, age 86, passed away from natural causes on February 27, 2013, in St. George, Utah. She was born in Fairview, Utah, March 14, 1926, to Levern and Orabelle Hansen Jensen. She was the third of five children in her family: Max Levern Jensen, Ruth Elaine Jensen, Betty Loy Jensen, Jack Lloyd Jensen and Charles Kielgaard Jensen. She descended from great progenitors who taught her the value of initiative, hard work, honesty, and service to others. She also had a deep faith in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Betty spent her childhood in Fairview, Utah. She graduated from Brigham Young High School in Provo, Utah, and received a Bachelor's Degree and Master's Degree in Education from the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah. She embarked on a lifetime career as an Educator, teaching elementary education and reading to young children. After retiring from teaching, she lived a long and healthy retirement selling real estate. She also did extensive traveling to many parts of the world. Betty was married to her high school sweetheart, Kenneth Verl McKay Jr., for 32 years. They had six wonderful daughters together: Sherry Ann McKay Oliver, Charlotte Sue McKay (Andrew) Gerber, Miriam Ginger McKay (Matthew) Dillon, Michele McKay (Antonio) Fuentes, Sally Kim McKay Espinoza, Holly Jean McKay (Ralph) Gessner, 12 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. She married Robert C. Hopkin, the love of her later years, on October 31, 2003, spending the last ten years of her life with this wonderful man. Her Hopkin step-children are William Alfred Hopkin, Robert Johnson (Linda) Hopkin, and Bessie Lee Hopkin Barney (Arthur) nine step-grandchildren and 27 step-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; her first husband Kenneth McKay; a daughter, Ginger Dillion; a step-son William Alfred Hopkin; a sister Ruth Elaine Jensen Bowles; and two brothers Jack Lloyd Jensen and Charles Kielgard Jensen. Friends are welcome to join the family on Saturday March 2, 2013, for a visitation at 11 a.m., followed by a tribute to Betty's life at 12 noon, located at the Larkin Sunset Lawn Mausoleum at 2350 E. 1300 S., Salt Lake City, Utah. Entombment will follow the service. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Missionary fund or the Red Cross Emergency Fund. Friends and family are invited to share condolences online at www.serenicare.com [Deseret News, Friday, March 1, 2013] ~ ~ ~ ~ HER FIRST HUSBAND'S OBITUARY: Kenneth Verl McKay Jr. 1924 ~ 2006. Kenneth Verl McKay Jr. passed away June 25, 2006 with family at his side at the VA Hospital in Salt Lake City. Kenneth was born to Kenneth Verl McKay Sr. and Bernetta Hansen McKay on October 12, 1924 in Mount Pleasant, Utah. He attended Wasatch Academy and became President of the Student Body. Ken served his country in the South Pacific during World War II and was Honorably Discharged by the Navy in May of 1946. He then re-enlisted during the Korean Conflict and was later Honorably Discharged by the Army in September of 1951. Ken married Betty Jensen on July 23, 1946 and they had six daughters. He later married JoAnne Hughs in December of 1994. JoAnne was a good friend and loved very much by Ken. He retired after 34 years with a pension from his professional sales position at McKesson Pharmaceuticals, then went on to work for B&E Sales of California. Kenneth supported his daughters in pursuing their higher education degrees, and was proud of their professional accomplishments. Kenneth is survived by his wife, JoAnne, and her daughters Kimberley and Paula. Ken is also survived by Betty Jensen Hopkin, who is the mother of his six children, daughters, Sherry, Charlotte, Ginger, Michele, Sally, and Holly; sisters, Patricia McKay Hansen (Oniel) and Diane McKay Sperry (Gordon), brother Charles McKay (Elna), and extended family of many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his parents, daughter Ginger McKay Dillon, and sister Mayre McKay Andersen (McKay). Ken McKay was loved by his family and friends. We are grateful for his life! We love you and wish you peace. Graveside services will be held with military honors Friday, June 30, 2006 at 11:00 a.m. in the Mount Pleasant City Cemetery under the direction of Rasmussen Mortuary. [Deseret News, Thursday, June 29, 2006] ~ ~ ~ ~ Robert Charles Hopkin, age 92, lives in St. George, Utah. @2013

Jensen, Beulah
Torrance, California US

Beulah and Oliver Pitney

Class of 1935. Beulah Jensen. She served as Secretary of the Sophomore class during the 1932-1933 school year. ~ ~ ~ ~ Her BYH graduation date confirmed in graduating class list, Salt Lake Telegram, May 7, 1935, p. 14 ~ ~ ~ ~ Beulah Jensen was born on May 11, 1917 in Union County, Oregon. Her parents were Cannon LaVoir Jensen [long-time BYH faculty member, 1920s to 1948] and Florence Hibbert [BYH Class of 1911] Jensen. Her sister, Joan Jensen, was a member of the BYH Class of 1948. Beulah married Oliver X. Pitney. Beulah Jensen Pitney died on February 6, 1984 in Torrance, Los Angeles County, California.

Jensen, Cannon Hibbert
Santa Cruz, California US

Cannon and Joan Jensen

Class of 1933? Cannon H. Jensen. Cannon Hibbert Jensen was born January 10, 1916 in Brigham City, Utah. He attended BY High School, where his father was a teacher. Cannon Hibbert Jensen did graduate from BYH [1933?]. He took a lot of extra classes and graduated in three years. His best friend was Horace Christensen, son of the English Department chair, Parley Alma Christensen, a close friend of his father, C. LaVoir Jensen. Cannon Hibbert Jensen then graduated from BYU. He became a chemistry teacher, first in Los Angeles, then Fresno, California, and at Watsonville High School in Watsonville, California. He earned an MA from Stanford University and went on to teach chemistry at Cabrillo College in Santa Cruz County, California. He died September 11, 1987 and is buried beside his parents in Midvale, Utah. His only surviving sister, Ruth, lives in Utah. He is survived by his wife, Joan Gayle (Brown) Jensen, and three daughters, Carolyn Jensen Monday, JoAnn Jensen Dovgin, and Kathleen Jensen, two grandsons and one great-grandson. @2009

Jensen, Cannon LaVoir [C. L.]
Provo, Utah US

LaVoir and Florence Jensen

Faculty and Staff. C. LaVoir Jensen [male], Mathematics teacher and Athletic Advisor, known years 1926-1948, perhaps earlier. C. LaVoir Jensen supervised the "Y" High basketball team for the high school faculty in December of 1926. He was Principal of the Junior High, including 1934-1935. He was Acting Principal of BYH, subbing temporarily for Golden L. Woolfe, 1938-1939. He served as Business Advisor to the 1947 Wildcat Yearbook. He "inflated the egos" of the students in each of his classes by telling them they were the worst Algebra class in ten years. Alfred Hitchcock lookalike. His hobby: German. Nickname: "C.L." Mr. C. Lavoir Jensen was an excellent math and physics teacher. He would often go to Calder's Ice Cream for dinner. ~ ~ ~ ~ Cannon LaVoir Jensen was born on July 8, 1891 in Ephriam, Sanpete County, Utah. His parents were Daniel Christian Jensen and Mary Elizabeth Anderson [or Andersen]. He married Florence Hibbert, of Union, Oregon, after she graduated in the BYH Class of 1911. They were married on May 21, 1915 in Salt Lake City, Utah. C. LaVoir Jensen died on November 3, 1952. Interment, Midvale, Utah. Florence Hibbert Jensen died on June 27, 1978 in Provo, Utah. Interment, Midvale, Utah.

Jensen, Cecelia [Jenson,]
Provo, Utah US

Cecelia Tucker

Faculty & Staff. Cecelia Jenson [actually Jensen], BYH faculty member in 1933-1934, subject? ~ ~ ~ ~ Cecilia Ruth Jensen was born on August 28 [or 29], 1910 in Elmo, Emery County, Utah. Her parents were Soren Peter Jensen, Jr. and Eliza Ann Cornwall Jensen. She married ____ Tucker on May 3, 1937, in Price, Utah. She died on April 15 [or 25], 1994 in Cleveland, Emery County, Utah. Her interment, Cleveland, Utah.

Jensen, Charles

Charles Jensen

BY Academy High School Normal Class of 1892? Charles Jensen. Listed as a Junior in the 1891 Normal Commencement Program. Source: Commencement Program of the Normal Class of 1891 on May 21, 1891.

Jensen, Christian J.

Christian Jensen

Collegiate Grad of BYU, Class of 1931. Christian J. Jensen. He received an M.S. Degree in Education in 1931. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 9, page 465.

Jensen, Clara

Clara Jensen

Class of 1913. Clara Jensen. She received a BYH Normal Diploma in 1913. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 5, page 429.

Jensen, Clarence L.

Clarence Jensen

Collegiate Grad of BYU, Class of 1925. Clarence L. Jensen. He received a BS Degree in History & Political Science in 1925. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 10, page 438.

Jensen, Craig

Craig Jensen

Class of 1972. Craig Jensen. [Need more information.] [TM]

Jensen, Darrell C.
1930 W. San Marcos Blvd. %2376
San Marcos, California 92078 US

Darrell and Joan Jensen

Work: (760) 727-7239

Class of 1944. Darrell C. Jensen. His parents: Carl Oliver Jensen (dentist) and LaVona Rasmussen Jensen (musician), married in 1914. Carl and LaVona Jensen had five children, including three daughters: Bonnie Jensen (Raldo) Shiner; Iola Jensen (Gordon) Anderson; Beryl Jensen [BYH Class of 1947] (Richard) Smiley; and two sons, Alva "Al" Jensen, Sr. (Peggy); and Dr. Darrell C. Jensen [BYH Class of 1944] (Joan Ballif). ~ ~ ~ ~ He married Joan Ballif [BYH Class of 1944~H -- she also took classes at BYH, but finished up at Provo High]. ~ ~ ~ ~ HIS OBITUARY: Dr. Darrell C. Jensen passed away peacefully at his home in San Marcos, California, on January 29, 2008. He happily celebrated his 82nd birthday on December 24 with his entire family and caregivers present. Darrell was born December 24, 1925 in Magna, Utah, the son of Dr. Carl and Lavona Rasmussen Jensen, and grew up in Provo, Utah. He married his high school sweetheart, Joan Ballif, in March of 1945 while serving in the Navy during World War II. After graduating from the University of Kansas City School of Dentistry in 1952, Darrell and his family moved to Pleasant Grove, Utah where he practiced general dentistry for 11 years. In 1963 the family moved to La Canada, California where he specialized in children's dentistry in Los Angeles for 25 years until his retirement in 1988. Darrell and Joan retired to San Marcos, California where they lived for the past 19 years. Darrell enjoyed and excelled at many sports and hobbies throughout his life. In school he played baseball and basketball. As an adult, he found his passion in golf and was the Charter President of the Alpine Country Club. While in San Marcos he golfed regularly for many years, earning a Hole In One twice. He was also an avid bicyclist before and during his retirement, riding almost daily. Darrell expressed his creative side in photography and sculpture, was a pilot and an archer. Most of all, he was a sweet, kind, playful, and loving husband, father, grandfather, and friend who will be missed by all who knew him. A memorial service will be held at 5 pm Saturday, Feb. 16 at the Palomar Estates West Clubhouse, 1930 W. San Marcos Blvd., San Marcos, California 92078. Darrell is survived by his wife of 62 years, Joan Ballif Jensen; his three children, Jan, Gregory, and Steven Jensen; their spouses, William Gregory, Traci Jensen, and Valerie Jensen; and five grandchildren: Alexandra Gregory, Vanessa, Blake, Kyle, and Cameron Jensen. Two sisters also survive him: Iola Anderson of Klamath Falls, Oregon and Beryl Smiley [BYH Class of 1947] of Salt Lake City, Utah. He was preceded in death by his brother Alva Jensen and sister Bonnie Jensen Shiner. In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting that memorial donations be made to the College Bound Fund. Contributions to the fund will go toward the college education of grandchildren Vanessa and Blake Jensen. Please make checks payable to College Bound Fund and mail to: College Bound Fund, c/o Dr. Gregory B. Jensen 3525 Del Mar Heights Rd., #610, San Diego, CA 92130-2122. [Provo Daily Herald, February 10, 2008.]

Jensen, Dawn (1945) [Dawn Jenson,]
(See BYH Class of 1946)
Provo, Utah US

Dawn Jenson

Class of 1945 & Class of 1946. Dawn Jensen [Gloria Dawn Jenson]. A photograph of "Dawn Jensen" appears with the Class of 1945 among the senior class photos in the 1945 Wildcat yearbook, but this is apparently Gloria Dawn Jenson [sometimes misspelled Jensen]. Gloria Dawn Jenson appears with the Class of 1946 among the senior class photos in the 1946 Wildcat yearbook, and she appears on the 1946 BYH graduation program. There is a strong resemblance between the two photographs. ~ ~ ~ ~ Her parents: Edgar M. Jenson [Ninth Principal of BY High School from 1928 to 1935, and also Art Instructor] and Ivie May Gardner Jenson. The children of Edgar and Ivie Jenson included Nellie Jenson [BYH Class of 1937] (Herman) Adams of Parowan, Utah; Beverly Jenson [BYH Class of 1941] of St. George and Provo, Utah; and Gloria Dawn Jenson [Class of 1946] of Provo. ~ ~ ~ ~ Brief newspaper mention.

Jensen, DeVon Rasmus
Idaho Falls, Idaho US

DeVon and Ruth Jensen

Class of 1926. DeVon Jensen (male). Source: 1926 BYU Banyan yearbook, BYH section. ~ ~ ~ ~ DeVon Rasmus Jensen was born on November 12, 1906 in Sigurd, Sevier County, Utah. His parents were Joseph Jensen and Francis Jennette Knight Jensen. He married Ruth May Fairbourn on December 14, 1927 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Ruth May Fairbourn was born on December 11, 1910 in Crescent, Salt Lake County, Utah. Her parents were Richard Matthew Fairbourn and Ida Jensen Fairbourn. Ruth F. Jensen died on November 28, 1980 in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Her interment, Arco, Butte County, Idaho. DeVon Jensen died on January 16, 1990 in Provo, Utah. His interment, Arco, Butte County, Idaho.

Jensen, Edgar M.
(See Jenson, Edgar Milando)

Edgar Jensen

Principal - See JENSON, Edgar Milando

Jensen, Edna

Edna Jensen

Class of 1915. Edna Jensen. She received a BYH Normal Diploma in 1915. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 7, page 116.

Jensen, Effie

Effie Jensen

Class of 1914. Effie Jensen. She received a BYH Normal Certificate. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 5, page 29.

Jensen, Elayne

Elayne Jensen

Class of 1949. Elayne Jensen. She graduated from BYH on May 26, 1949. Source: 1949 BYH Graduation Exercises Program.

Jensen, Elliott E.

Elliott Jensen

Collegiate Grad of BYU, Class of 1933. Elliott E. Jensen. He received a BS Degree in Secondary Teaching in 1933. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 10, page 440.