title: Overtoun Jenda
text: # Overtoun Jenda
  
  Overtoun Jenda, born in an urban area of the northern part of Malawi, is an American mathematician and recipient of a 2020 Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring. He is a Professor of Mathematics and Assistant Provost for Special Projects and Initiatives at Auburn University. In 2011, Jenda founded the Southern Africa Mathematical Sciences Association Masamu project for research collaboration.
  
  ## Education
  
  Jenda earned a Bachelor's of Science with Distinction in Mathematics from the University of Malawi. He received a PhD from the University of Kentucky in 1981. His PhD advisor was Edgar Earle Enochs and the title of his dissertation was On Injective Resolvents.
  
  