Cora Bagley Marrett
Personal Information
Born: 1942
Country of Birth: USA
Nationality: USA
Ethnicity: Black
Education
Virginia Union University BA Sociology 1963; University of Wisconsin-Madison MS Sociology 1965, PhD Sociology 1968
Professional Life
Field of Study: Sociology
Institution/Corporation: NSF, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Degrees & Memberships: Honorary Degree: Wake Forest University (1996), Virginia Union University (2011); Member: Fellow American Academy for the Advancement of Science, Board of Governors Argonne National Lab, Fellow American Adcademy of Arts & Sciences (1998), American Sociology Association
Awards & Achievements
Awards: Distinguished Service Award, NSF; 2008, Cox-Johnson-Frazier Award, American Sociological Association; 2012, Distinguished Alumni Award Honoree, University of Wisconsin
Achievements: was on presidential committee that investigated 3-Mile Island; was on committees that conducted research on learning & determined people learn every day
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