Dorothy McClendon
Dorothy McClendon (born 1924) is an American microbiologist.
Dorothy McClendon | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1924 Minden, Louisiana |
| Alma mater | A & I State University |
| Employer | TACOM |
Life
Mclenden was born in Minden, Louisiana in 1924. She was brought up in Detroit, Michigan, where she attended Cass Technical High School, she then attended A & I State University in Tennessee, where she earned a BSc in biology. After post-graduate study in universities including Purdue, she taught in public schools in Phoenix, Arizona and Eldorado, Arkansas. She then joined TACOM, in the early 1960s, and spent a long career developing methods to protect stored goods, notably fuel, from degradation due to biological agents.[1][2]
References
- Wini Warren (1999). Black Women Scientists in the United States. Indiana University Press. p. 198. ISBN 0-253-33603-1.
- TACOM Public Affairs (2018). "Fifty years ago in TACOM news -- Feb. 1968: "Dorothy McClendon plays major role for ATAC"". Retrieved 8 June 2020.
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