Dryden High School Alumni
Dryden, New York (NY)
Mark Jennings
Dryden High School
Class of 1973
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MARK'S PROFILE
| First Name | Mark |
| Last Name | Jennings |
| Graduation Year | Class of 1973 |
| Gender | Male |
| City | N/A |
| State/Province | WA |
| Country | United States |
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Married | Yes |
| Favorite School Memory | Graduating and Leaving |
| About Me | I joined the Navy in the summer of 1973 and operated Nuclear Power Plants on Submarines and Cruisers. I have seen the world from Vietnam to Athens and the country from Charleston to San Francisco. During my tour onboard Seawolf, a special projects submarine, we had a nasty casualty; a fire in the engineroom. This event is forever recorded in the book Blind Mans Bluff: The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage. I was awarded a commendation, signed by the Pacific Fleet Commander, for my participation (surviving) in that event. I also received several Navy Expeditionary medals for operations within Russias12 mile limit in the late 1970s, operations supporting Regans little war with Libyas Maummar Gaddafi in the early 1980s and the 1st burning of Beirut in the mid 1980s. I left the Navy in 1984 and have worked and traveled across the continental US. I completed commercial reactor start ups in Raleigh, NC; chemical plant software upgrades in Albany, NY; defense related nuclear waste disposal in Carlsbad, NM; restarted the Pillsbury plant that makes Toaster Strudels in Murfreesboro, TN; defense related nuclear remediation and clean up in Richland, WA, Bio-Diesel plant start up in Clovis, NM, power plant operation management in Longview, TX; and operations consulting in Taichung Taiwan. Like most of you, Im getting older but not really ready for any kind of retirement. I visit my mom in Dryden twice a year (spring and fall) so if you re in the ...(read more) |
Class of 1973 Alumni and Other Nearby Classes
→ Reunite with 28 class of 1973 alumni that have joined.
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Class of 2012
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Class of 1996
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Class of 1992
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Class of 1986
Barbara Payson
Class of 1972
Renee Postel
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Class of 1987
Tom James
Class of 1995
Janet Ritter
Class of 1990
David Poole
Class of 1972
Cynthia Sutliff
Class of 1971
Joanne Nash
Class of 2000
Patricia Schilling
Class of 1960
Kathleen Isham
Class of 1971
Jimmy White
Class of 1987
John Barrett
Class of 1981
Kelly Baker
Class of 1994
Deborah Padgett
Class of 1966
Recent Class of 1973 Reunions
Plan a Class of 1973 Reunion for Free
Night of Champions: Celebrating the DHS 1969 IAC Football Champions
Invited Classes: All Classes
Date: Sep 16, 2011
Description: The undefeated (7-0-1) 1969 IAC Football Champions from Dryden High School will be honored at a special half time ceremo...(read more)