| 翻訳と辞書 |
| Geraldine Pittman Woods ： ウィキペディア英語版 |
Geraldine Pittman Woods
Geraldine Pittman "Jerri" Woods (1921–1999) was an African American science administrator. She is known for her lifelong dedication to community service and for establishing programs that promote minorities in STEM fields, scientific research, and basic research.
== Early Life and Education ==
Woods was born on January 29, 1921 in West Palm Beach, Florida to Susie (King) and Oscar Pittman. In the fourth grade, Woods transferred from a private Episcopal school to Industrial High School, the only public school in the area that allowed African-American students. She graduated high school in 1938 and attended Talladega College, a historically black college in Talladega, Alabama.
Neither of her parents had higher than an eighth grade education, and Woods' father died when she was a teenager,〔 but her mother was very adamant about Woods doing well in school. Woods once stated: "My mother paid for everything. She had a tremendous commitment to education in general and my education in particular... Since she was always aware that she never had the opportunity to get an education, she wanted me, her only child, to have all the education I desired."〔 In 1940, Woods' mother fell ill and was admitted to Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. In order to be closer to her, Woods' transferred to Howard University in Washington, D.C.〔 At Howard University, Woods excelled in biology and other science classes.〔 Dr. Louis Hansborough, a professor at Howard, encouraged her to continue studying embryology after graduation in 1942. Woods then attended a Radcliffe College and Harvard University partnership program to earn a master of science degree in 1943 and a Ph.D. in neuro-embryology in 1945.〔
In 1945 she was also elected into Phi Beta Kappa, a national honors society, for her scholastic achievements.
抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』
■ウィキペディアで「Geraldine Pittman Woods」の詳細全文を読む
スポンサード リンク
| 翻訳と辞書 : 翻訳のためのインターネットリソース |
Copyright(C) kotoba.ne.jp 1997-2016. All Rights Reserved.
|
|