Eva Mae Atwood, Professor Emerita of Modern Languages, was born in Jackson, LA on January 11, 1907. She received her A.B. in 1929 from the Tennessee College for Women and her M.A. from George Peabody College in 1935. She also studied at Columbia University and the University of Paris.
She joined the staff of Florida State College for Women in 1943 as Assistant Registrar and, in 1947, became an Instructor in Modern Languages. She retired in 1977 after receiving the first FSU George Miller Award for Teaching.
From the description of Eva Mae Atwood papers 1902-1969. (Florida State University). WorldCat record id: 40253793