Swenson, Ruth Bowman, 1924-

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Professor of botany and liberal arts administrator.

Ruth B. Swenson received her A.B. (1946) in Chemistry from Mount Holyoke, her M.S. (1947) in Science from the University of Illinois, and her Ph. D (1969) in Cell Biology from Iowa State University. After serving as an Assistant Professor of Botany until 1975, Swenson became Assistant Dean for the College of Science and Humanities.

She is currently Professor Emerita of the Botany Department and Associate Dean Emerita of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Iowa State University.

From the description of Papers, 1924-1994. (Iowa State University). WorldCat record id: 32631560

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referencedIn Archives of Women in Science and Engineering (Iowa State University). Oral history interviews, 1997-[ongoing] Iowa State University, Parks Library
referencedIn Women in Chemistry Oral History Project. Interviews, 2001-[ongoing]. Iowa State University, Parks Library
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Birth 1924

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