Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1934, Nov. 23 | Born, Beverly, Mass. |
| 1956 | B.S., Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind. |
| 1958 | M.S., Purdue University |
| 1961 | Ph.D., University of Washington, Seattle, Wash. |
| 1961-1964 | Assistant research professor, University of Washington |
| 1963-1972 | Visiting assistant professor, assistant professor, and associate professor of biology, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. |
| 1971 | Elected fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science |
| 1972 | Appointed professor of microbiology, University of Maryland, College Park, Md. |
| 1977 | Producer, Invisible Seas |
| 1977-1983 | Director, University of Maryland Sea Grant College |
| 1983-1987 | Vice President for Academic Affairs, University of Maryland |
| 1984-1985 | President, American Society of Microbiology |
| 1984-1990 | Member, National Science Board |
| 1987-1991 | Founding director, Center of Marine Biotechnology, University of Maryland |
| 1988 | Elected member, Cosmos Club, Washington, D.C. |
| 1989-1999 | Chairman, Board of Governors, American Academy of Microbiology |
| 1991-1998 | Founding president, University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute |
| 1996 | President, American Association for the Advancement of Science |
| 1996-1999 | Member, Science Board, Advisory to the Commissioner of the Federal Drug Administration Member, Unesco International Science Advisory Board, Office of Director |
| 1998, Aug.-2004, Feb. | Director, National Science Foundation |
| 2005 | Inductee, National Women's Hall of Fame Recipient, Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star |
| 2006 | Awarded National Medal of Science, Biological Sciences |
| 2008 | President, American Institute of Biological Sciences |
| 2010 | Awarded Stockholm Water Prize |
| 2014-2020 | Member, Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology, National Institute of Standards and Technology |
| 2017 | Awarded Vannevar Bush Award, National Science Foundation |