Cecile Hoover Edwards
Personal Information
Born: 1926
Died: 2005
Country of Birth: USA
Nationality: USA
Ethnicity: Black
Education
BA Nutrition Chemistry 1946, MA Organic Chemistry 1947 Tuskegee University; PhD Nutrition 1950 Iowa State university
Professional Life
Field of Study: Nutrition
Institution/Corporation: Howard University; N. Carolina A&T State University; Tuskegee University
Degrees & Memberships: none
Awards & Achievements
Awards: Cited by National Council of Negro Women for Outstanding Contributions to Science; 3 Citations from Illinois House of Representatives for Devotion to Eliminating Poverty; April 5, 1984 declared Dr. Cecile Hoover Edwards Day in Illinois; 1978, Ford Foundation Fellowship
Achievements: Improving the nutrition & well-being of disadvantaged people; scientific focus was on finding low-cost foods with an optimal amino acid composition with specialized interest in methionine metabolism; established the 1st doctoral program at a Black college at Howard University;studied how pregnancy is effected by socioeconomic & nutritive factors; conducted research on pica (the compusive eating of clay)
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