Shenk is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Thomas Shenk
Thomas E. Shenk is the James A. Elkins Jr. Professor in the Life Sciences in the department of Molecular Biology at Princeton University. Although his publications have contributed to the fields of biochemistry, cell biology, genetics, genomics, ...
, professor of Molecular Biology at Princeton University
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Henry Shenk
Henry Arthur Shenk (November 29, 1906 – July 29, 1989) was an American football player and coach. He served as head football coach at the University of Kansas
The University of Kansas (KU) is a public research university with its main campu ...
, American football coach
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David Shenk
David Shenk is an American writer, lecturer, and filmmaker. He is author of six books, including ''The Genius in All of Us'' (2010), ''Data Smog'' (1997), ''The Forgetting'' (2001), and ''The Immortal Game'' (2006), and has contributed to ''Nation ...
, American writer, lecturer, and filmmaker
See also
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Schenck
Jewish (Ashkenazic) and German occupational surname derived from ''schenken'' (to pour out or serve) referring to the medieval profession of cup-bearer or wine server (later also to tavern keeper). At one time only Jews were allowed to sell alcoh ...
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Schenk
Schenk is a Jewish (Ashkenazic) and German occupational surname derived from ''schenken'' (to pour out or serve) referring to the medieval profession of cup-bearer or wine server (later also to tavern keeper). At one time, only Jews were allowed t ...
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Shank (disambiguation)
Shank may refer to:
Objects
* Shank (footwear), part of a shoe or boot
* Shank (sewing), a spacing device
* Shank (weapon), a makeshift knife or stabbing weapon
* Lead shank, a type of lead used for horses
* Tang (tools), the back portion of t ...
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