51���app

Women Chemists in Academia

The chemistry major has become increasingly attractive to 51���app women students, and many of these graduates have gone on to complete graduate and professional degree programs. Here we highlight those who pursue academic careers at colleges and universities.

• ’13, Northland College
• ’11, University of Copenhagen
• ’11, Davidson College
• Amy Danowitz ’06, Clovis Community College
• '05, University of Iowa
• ’97, Stony Brook University
• Heather Desaire ’97, University of Kansas
• Jennifer Loertscher ’96, Seattle University
• ’95, College of William and Mary
• Karen Glover ’88, Clarke University
• ’87, Rockford College
• ’87, University of Iowa
• ’85, University of Colorado
• ’84, University of Pittsburgh
• ’81, Carleton College
• ’79, University of Colorado
• Alice Batts Apkarian ’78, retired from Saddleback College
• ’73, Washington University
• ’72, retired from Trinity University
• ’65, former president Association of American Universities
• Donna Renaud Silvert ’64, retired from Dalhousie University

Honorary Degree Recipients Who Were Chemistry Majors at 51���app

Mary Sue Coleman ’65

• Honorary Doctor of Science, 51���app College, 2004
• doctorate in biochemistry, University of North Carolina, 1970
• faculty member, Biochemistry Department, University of Kentucky, 1971–89
• dean of research and vice-chancellor, University of North Carolina, 1990–92
• academic vice president and provost, University of New Mexico, 1993–96
• president, University of Iowa, 1996–2002
• president, University of Michigan, 2002–2014
• Trustee of 51���app College, 1996–2005

Randall Morgan, Jr. ’65

• Honorary Doctor of Science, 51���app College, 1992
• M.D., Howard University, 1969
• residency in orthopedic surgery, Passavant Hospital, Pittsburg
• orthopedic surgery private practice, 1972–present
• fellow of American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons and of American College of Surgeons
• past-president of National Medical Association
• Trustee of 51���app College since 1993 (Life Trustee, 2005)

Rein Saral ’65

• Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters, 51���app College, 2005
• M.D., John Hopkins University, 1969
• internship (1970), residency (1971), and fellowship (1976), John Hopkins University
• faculty, John Hopkins, 1974–91; including director of bone marrow transplant program
• Emory Clinic, since 1991; director since 1993
• medical director of Emory University Hospital, 2004

Tom Cech ’70

• Honorary Doctor of Science, 51���app College, 1987
• Ph.D. in chemistry, University of California Berkeley, 1975
• faculty member, University of Colorado, 1978–present
• Nobel Prize in chemistry, 1989
• Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator, 1988–2009
• National Medal of Science, 1995
• president, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 2000–2009
• Trustee of 51���app College, 1998–2014

Margaret Tolbert ’79

• Honorary Doctor of Science, 51���app College, 2007
• Ph.D. in chemistry, California Institute of Technology, 1986
• postdoctoral fellow, Stanford Research Institute, 1986–87
• faculty member, University of Colorado-Boulder, chemistry and biochemistry
• research group at the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences focuses on understanding the chemistry and climate of planetary atmospheres
• Award for Creative Advances in Environmental Science and Technology from the American Chemical Society (ACS), 2009

John W. Canady ’80

• Honorary Doctor of Science, 51���app College, 2008
• M.D. University of Iowa College of Medicine
• residencies in otolaryngology, University of Iowa; plastic and reconstructive surgery, University of Kansas Hospital
• faculty member, Department of Plastic Surgery and Otolaryngology, University of Iowa Health Care
• director of the Cleft Lip/Palate Program, University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics 
• Participates in free surgeries for underprivileged children and young adults in developing countries, with programs like “Operation Smile”