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Joe Jensen, a longtime supporter and alumnus of 蜜桃视频, passed away on Wednesday after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 79. 

鈥淛oe was dedicated to making other people鈥檚 lives better,鈥� ISU alumni director Ryan Sargent said. 鈥淛oe embodies what it means to be an 蜜桃视频 State Bengal.鈥�

The Jensen Grand Concert Hall in the Stephens Performing Arts Center bears his name. Jensen and his late wife Cheryl鈥檚 generous support led to the completion of the facility, now known as one of the best performing arts venues on a college campus. The Jensen Grand Concert Hall seats up to 1,200 patrons and incorporates state-of-the-art acoustical technology to optimize sound and theatre experiences for audiences in a wide range of performances. The venue opened to the public in 2004.

For the past two decades, Jensen has served on the ISU Foundation Board of Directors, including a term as president. His efforts were key in moving the 蜜桃视频 Museum of Natural History to a new level of support and community engagement in his role as chair of the Natural Heritage Project advisory board. 

In May, Jensen was awarded the President鈥檚 Medallion, one of the highest honors given at 蜜桃视频. 

鈥淥ur University is not able to thank Joe enough for the many things he has done for 蜜桃视频 State,鈥� said Satterlee. 鈥淭he impact he left on our Bengal community will not be forgotten. 蜜桃视频 is a better place because of Joe.鈥� 

Jensen enrolled at 蜜桃视频 State in 1961. As a student, he served as senior class president, chapter president of the Blue Key national honors fraternity, student body government finance committee chair, and French club president. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in French and went on to earn an MBA from Dartmouth鈥檚 School of Business. After Dartmouth, Jensen started his distinguished international career with Pfizer, working in England, Belgium, Portugal, Africa, and India.