All Entries in the "In Memoriam" Category
In Memoriam: Mary Zeiss Strange, 1950-2024
Dr. Strange served as a professor of women’s studies and religion at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York, for nearly three decades. She also served as the college’s inaugural director of the women’s studies program.
In Memoriam: Maxine Frank Singer, 1931-2024
Dr. Singer was pioneer in the field of molecular biology. She held several leadership roles with prestigious research institutions, and was influential in advancing diversity in STEM.
In Memoriam: Hope L. Christiansen
Throughout her over three-decades-long career at the University of Arkansas, Dr. Christiansen taught both undergraduate and graduate courses on French language and literature and was active in the university’s study abroad program.
In Memoriam: Mildred Stahlman, 1922-2024
Dr. Stahlam began her career at the Vanderbilt University medical school in 1951 and remained on the faculty until her death. She was a pioneer in advancing the treatment for lung disease in premature infants and established one of the first newborn intensive care units dedicated to treating babies with respiratory complications.
In Memoriam: Mary-Lou Pardue, 1933-2024
Dr. Pardue joined the Massachusetts Institute of Technology faculty in 1972 as the third women faculty member in the department of biology. She and a group of women colleagues were instrumental in identifying a pattern of bias against women faculty, leading to improved working conditions for women faculty at MIT and across the country.
In Memoriam: Lillian Bridwell-Bowles, 1947-2024
As an educator, Dr. Bridwell-Bowles focused her teaching on rhetoric, writing, culture, and women’s and gender studies. She served as a professor of English at the University of Nebraska, the University of Minnesota, and Louisiana State University.
In Memoriam: Margaret Jane Slaughter, 1941-2024
Dr. Slaughter served as a professor of history at the University of New Mexico for over 40 years. During her tenure, she also served as an administrative leader and published extensively on women’s history and gender studies.
In Memoriam: Doris Wilkinson, 1936-2024
Dr. Wilkinson was a member of the University of Kentucky’s first African American undergraduate class, graduating with a degree in sociology in 1958. Nine years later, she returned to her alma mater as the university’s first Black woman to hold a full-time faculty position.
In Memoriam: Grace Mary Flickinger, 1935-2024
Flickinger served as a professor of biology at Xavier University in Louisiana for nearly five decades. In addition to teaching, she was dedicated to advancing the university’s athletics programming, having served as the faculty athletics representative for 36 years.
In Memoriam: Susan Courtney, 1966-2024
Dr. Courtney joined the faculty in the department of psychological and brain sciences at Johns Hopkins University in 1999. She conducted research on how the brain’s structure is altered through aging and disease.
In Memoriam: Dolores Warwick Frese, 1936-2024
In 1973, Dr. Frese was hired as one of the first women professors at the University of Norte Dame in Indiana. She served as a professor of English for over four decades, researching and teaching courses on medieval English and Chaucer.
In Memoriam: Claire Chamberlain, 1944-2024
Chamberlain spent nearly four decades as a faculty member and athletic coach at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. She taught courses in the departments of physical education and physical therapy, and co-founded five women’s athletics teams over the course of her tenure.
In Memoriam: Bernice Sigman, 1936-2024
Dr. Sigman was a graduate of the University of Maryland School of Medicine, where she later taught pediatrics and served as associate dean for student affairs.
In Memoriam: Dorothy Ross, 1936-2024
Dr. Ross was a social science historian and professor emerita of history at Johns Hopkins University. In 1993, the university appointed her chair of the history department, making her the first woman to hold the position.
In Memoriam: Virginia V. Weldone, 1935-2024
Dr. Weldon was a longtime faculty member with the Washington University School of Medicine. She held numerous leadership roles with the university including deputy vice chancellor for medical affairs and vice president of the Washington University Medical Center.
In Memoriam: Brenda Susan Banker, 1950-2024
Dr. Banker was a longtime student and faculty member with the University of Delaware’s psychology program. Her teaching and research interests focused on blended families.
In Memoriam: Christine Ingraham, 1947-2024
Dr. Ingraham taught a wide range of sociology courses at colleges and universities throughout New York and Massachusetts. She held tenured professorships and numerous leadership positions at Russell Sage College and SUNY Purchase.
In Memoriam: Nicole Cho, 1983-2024
Cho served as a social media manager at the California Institute of Technology for the past six years. Earlier in her career, she held a similar position with the University of Southern California.
In Memoriam: Mary Magdaline White, 1967-2024
White was a member of the South Carolina State University staff for over two decades, most recently serving as dean of students.
In Memoriam: Martha Catherine Wroe, 1921-2024
For nearly two decades, Wroe served as a professor of physical therapy at the University of Florida, where she co-founded the department of physical therapy.
In Memoriam: Helen Vendler, 1933-2024
Dr. Vendler was a poetry critic and professor of English at Harvard University for three decades. She was Harvard’s first woman faculty member to earn the designation of University Professor.
In Memoriam: Barbara Arnstine, 1934-2024
For over 25 years, Dr. Arnstine served as a professor of education at California State University, Sacramento, where she taught courses on teacher preparation and the philosophy of education.
In Memoriam: Carole Falcon-Chandler, 1939-2024
Falcon-Chandler served Aaniiih Nakoda College, a tribal college located on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation in Montana, for nearly three decades. She served as dean of students for eight years, followed by 20 years as president.
In Memoriam: June Jackson Christmas, 1924-2023
A longtime clinical professor of psychiatry at Columbia University, Dr. Christmas also taught behavioral science at the City University of New York School of Medicine and was a professor of mental health policy at the Graduate School for Advanced Studies in Social Welfare at Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts.
In Memoriam: Faith Ringgold, 1930-2024
Ringgold was a mixed media artist, best known for her narrative quilts which centered around African American and women’s representation. She was a professor emerita of art with the University of California San Diego where she taught for 15 years.
In Memoriam: Elizabeth Ann Vallen, 1965-2024
Dr. Vallen was the Howard A. Schneiderman ’48 Professor of Biology at Swarthmore College where she served for nearly three decades. She helped to establish the college’s Biology Scholars Program and the Swarthmore Summer Scholars Program.
In Memoriam: Barbara Jones, 1935-2024
Dr. Jones was a women’s studies scholar and cultural anthropologist. During her academic career, she taught courses at schools across the country including Merritt College in Oakland, California, where she served as chair of the anthropology department.
In Memoriam: Marjorie Perloff, 1931-2024
Dr. Perloff was a professor emerita of English with Stanford University, where she taught for 14 years. She was a scholar of contemporary and experimental poetry, authoring over a dozen books throughout her lifetime.
In Memoriam: Ruth R. Martin, 1930-2024
Dr. Martin was a professor emerita of social work at the University of Connecticut. In addition to teaching, she served the university as associate dean prior to retiring in 1999.
In Memoriam: Bertha Maxwell-Roddey, 1930-2024
In 1970, Dr. Maxwell-Roddey became the second African-American to be hired as a full-time faculty member at the University of North Carolina Charlotte. One year later, she became the founding director of the university’s Africana studies department.
In Memoriam: Ramona Edelin, 1945-2024
Dr. Edelin founded the first African American studies program at Northeastern University in 1972. She is credited for helping to introduce the term “African American” into American vernacular.
In Memoriam: Lorna Peterson, 1939-2024
For 19 years, Dr. Peterson served as executive director of Five Colleges, Incorporated, a collaborative consortium comprised of Amherst College, Hampshire College, Mount Holyoke College, Smith College, and the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
In Memoriam: Lena Prewitt, 1931-2024
In 1970, Dr. Prewitt joined the faculty at the University of Alabama as its first-ever Black woman professor. She served the university as an associate professor of business for over two decades prior to taking on academic and administrative leadership positions with Stillman College.
In Memoriam: Gloria Jackson, 1931-2024
Dr. Gloria Jackson had a career in higher education that spanned five decades. From 1982 to 1984, she served as president of St. Philip’s College in Texas, a historically Black community college within the Alamo Colleges District.
In Memoriam: Shani Mott, 1976-2024
Dr. Mott was a lecturer in the department of history and Center for Africana Studies at Johns Hopkins University where she worked for the past 16 years. Her academic studies focused on racial language in American popular culture.
