Photo of Esther Arvilla H. Hopkins

Esther Arvilla H. Hopkins

1926 - 2021
Chemistry; Environmental Attorney
USA USA

Personal Information

Born: 1926

Died: 2021

Country of Birth: USA

Nationality: USA

Ethnicity: Black

Education

Boston University MA Chemistry 1947; Howard University MS Organic Chemistry 1949; Yale University MS 1962 & PhD 1967 Chemistry; Suffolk University Law School J.D. 1976

Professional Life

Field of Study: Chemistry; Environmental Attorney

Institution/Corporation: American Cyanamid; Polaroid Corp Emulsion Coating & Analysis Lab; Massachusetts Dept of Enmvironmental Protection (DEP)

Degrees & Memberships: Member: YWCA, American Chemical Society Fellow (2011), Phi Beta Kappa (1967), Sigma Xi (1967)

Awards & Achievements

Awards: 1977, Boston University Scarley Key recipient; Boston University Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Gold Member; 1979, Woman of the Year, Framingham Business & Professional Women s Club; 1984, Woman of the Year, Framingham Regional Family YMCA; 2020, Unitarian Universalist Retired Ministers & Partners Association Creative Sageing Award

Achievements: 1st African-American member of Framingham, MA Board of Selectmen (1999)

none