Minnie Joycelyn Elders
Personal Information
Born: 1933
Country of Birth: USA
Nationality: USA
Ethnicity: Black
Education
BS Biology 1952 Philander Smith College; University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) 1960 Md & 1967 MS in Biochemistry; DSc Bates College 2002
Professional Life
Field of Study: Pediatrics
Institution/Corporation: none
Degrees & Memberships: Member: President Association of State & Territorial Health Officers 1992; Omicron Delta Kappa 1996
Awards & Achievements
Awards: Glamour Woman of the Year Award; NIH Career Development Award; 2016, Arkansas Women s Hall of Fame; 1991, Candace Award, National Coalition of 100 Black Women; 2020, 1 of Time Magazine s 100 Women of the Year
Achievements: Surgeon General of the United States; 1st African American & 2nd female to head the US Public Health Service; 1st person in Arkansas to be Board Certified in pediatric endocrinology; 1st African American female Director of the Arkansas Dept of Health; advocate for teaching sex education in schools; 2015, Philander Smith College established The Dr. Joycelyn Elders School of Allied & Public Health
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