Margaret James Strickland Collins

Born: 1922

Died: 1996

Country of Birth: USA

Nationality: USA

Ethnicity: Black

1943, BS Biology, West Virginia State University; 1949, PhD Zoology University of Chicago

Field of Study: Zoology; Entomology

Institution/Corporation: Florida A&M University; Howard University; Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

Degrees & Memberships: President of Entomological Society of Washington, DC

Awards: 1995, new species of Antilles termite named after her (Parvitermes collinsae AKA Florida Damp Wood Termite)

Achievements: 1st African-American entomologist; 3rd African-American female zoologist; 1989, with David Nickle, identified a new species of termite named Neotermes luykxi or Florida damp wood termite;