Joan W. Bennett
Joan Wennstrom Bennett (born September 15, 1942) is a fungal geneticist who also is active in issues concerning women in science. Educated at Upsala College (B.S. 1963) and the University of Chicago (M.S. 1964, Ph.D. 1967), she was on the faculty of Tulane University for 35 years. She is a past president of the American Society for Microbiology (1990-1991) and of the Society for Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology (2001-2002), and past Editor in Chief of Mycologia (2000-2004). She was elected to the National Academy of Sciences[1] in 2005.
While at
Professor Bennett was the first tenure track woman hired on the faculty of the Biology Department at
Bennett is married to David Lorenz Peterson, a computer systems consultant. She is the mother of three sons: John Frank Bennett, Daniel Edgerton Bennett and Mark Bradford Bennett.
Awards
- 1990 - Honorary Doctor of Literature, Upsala College
- 2001 - Carski Teaching Award, American Society for Microbiology
- 2003 - Charles Porter Award, Society for Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology
- 2005 - National Academy of Sciences
- 2005 - Honorary Doctor of Science, Bethany College (West Virginia)
- 2006 - Alice C. Evans Award, American Society for Microbiology
- 2007 - Honorary Professor, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
References
- ^ "Member Directory - Joan Wennstrom Bennett". National Academy of Sciences.
- ^ "Faculty Profile - Joan W. Bennett". Rutgers: Department of Plant Biology & Pathology. Archived from the original on 2012-11-24. Retrieved 2012-11-28.
- ^ "Advancing Women in Science". Rutgers: Focus.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Message from Associate Vice President Joan W. Bennett". Rutgers: Office for Promotion of Women in Science, Engineering & Mathematics.