| LC control no. | nr 00015034 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Cobb, Jewel Plummer, 1924-2017 |
| Variant(s) | Cobb, Jewel P. (Jewel Plummer), 1924-2017 Plummer, Jewel Isadora, 1924-2017 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 1924-01-17 |
| Death date | 2017-01-01 |
| Place of birth | Chicago (Ill.) |
| Place of death | Maplewood (N.J.) |
| Affiliation | California State University, Fullerton Douglass College Connecticut College Talladega College New York University California State University Sarah Lawrence College |
| Profession or occupation | Biologists College teachers Deans (Education) College presidents |
| Found in | Jewel Plummer Cobb photograph collection, 1955?-1985: (Jewel Plummer Cobb, Jewel Cobb) Jewel Plummer Cobb papers, 1944-1990: (Jewel Plummer Cobb, Jewel P. Cobb, Jewel Cobb; b. Jan. 17, 1924, Chicago, Ill.; biologist, cancer researcher, college professor and administrator, president of Calif. State University, Fullerton 1981-1990) Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience, Second Edition, accessed April 6, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Cobb, Jewel Plummer; biologist, professor, educational institution official; born 27 January 1924 in Chicago, Illinois, United States; BS in biology from Talladega College, Alabama (1944); MS in cell physiology (1947) and PhD (1950) from New York University; president of California State University; dean at Sarah Lawrence College, Connecticut College, and Douglass College; trustee professor of California State University System (1990); received the Reginald Wilson Award from American Council on Education, Office of Minorities in Higher Education for her career achievements in promoting diversity in higher education (2001); was a principal investigator for Scientific Technology Engineering Program (STEP) Up for Youth Ascend project at California State University, Los Angeles) New York times WWW site, viewed Jan. 12, 2017 (in obituary published Jan. 11: Jewel Plummer Cobb; b. Jewel Isadora Plummer, Jan. 17, 1924, Chicago; m. Roy R. Cobb, 1954 (div.); d. Jan. 1 [2017], Maplewood, N.J., aged 92; became the first black woman to lead California State University, Fullerton, after being passed over for the presidency of Hunter College, a decision that led to accusations of racism and sexism against the City University of New York's trustees) |
| Associated language | eng |
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