Arden Jensen:
CLASS OF 1964
Miami Jackson High SchoolClass of 1964
Miami, FL
Arden's Story
I've had a number of adventures in life so far. After graduating from Jackson in 1964, I went to Miami Dade and worked in motorcycle shops. I was drafted into the Army in Feb. 1969 and was an infantryman in the DMZ of Korea. Then I was a motorcycle mechanic and racer until 1974, when I got injured racing. I went back to Miami Dade North and got my AA. Then I got a BA in English from FIU and married Denise Stephens, who graduated from Hialeah Miami Lakes in 1974. Went to FSU, where I got an MA in English and then spent two years in Japan as a self-supporting Presbyterian missionary. After we came back to America, I worked in various jobs until I got a fulltime teaching position at Gulf Coast Community College in Pan...Expand for more
ama City, FL, where I worked for 17 years. While I was there I earned a Ph.D. in early American literature from FSU. Now, I am an associate professor of English at Lee University in Cleveland, Tennessee. I also teach Japanese language and culture. Denise and I have four children and one grandchild. We have been married for 33 years. I still ride motorcycles--I have a 1978 Yamaha SR500 and can still leave the young guys in the dust when we go riding in the mountains--as long as they are riding cruisers or Harleys. I have gone back to Japan for the past two summers on grants and hope to take a group of students during Christmas vacation in 2010. I'd love to hear from anyone who remembers me from those many years ago.
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