dʒˈɛnɪŋz wʌzðɪ ɪlˈɛvənθ pɹˈɛzɪdənt ʌv oʊhˈaɪoʊ stˈeɪt jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi fɹʌm sɛptˈɛmbɚ wˈʌn, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi wˈʌn, tʊ ˈɔːɡəst θˈɜːɾi wˈʌn, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti, ænd ˈɔːlsoʊ ðɪ ˈæktɪŋ ˈɪntɚɹˌɪm pɹˈɛzɪdənt fɹʌm dʒuːlˈaɪ wˈʌn, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈuː, ʌntˈɪl ɑːktˈoʊbɚ wˈʌn, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈuː, ˈæftɚ bˈɪl kˈɜːwən lˈɛft ðɪ ˈɑːfɪs.
Jennings was the 11th President of Ohio State University from September 1, 1981, to August 31, 1990, and also the acting (interim) president from July 1, 2002, until October 1, 2002, after Bill Kirwan left the office.