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Johnnie Hines Watts Prothro

1922 - 2009
Chemistry;Nutritionist; Home Economics
USA USA

Personal Information

Born: 1922

Died: 2009

Country of Birth: USA

Nationality: USA

Ethnicity: Black

Education

Spelman College BS Home Economics 1941; Columbia University MS 1946; University of Chicago PhD 1952

Professional Life

Field of Study: Chemistry;Nutritionist; Home Economics

Institution/Corporation: Tuskegee Institute; University of Connecticut-Storrs; Carver Foundation; Georgia State University

Degrees & Memberships: Honorary Degree: Spelman College (2003); Member: Board of International Food & Agricultural Development (BICAD) Sigma Xi Beta Kappa Chi Sigma Delta Epsilon NY Academy of Sciences Institute of Food Technologists Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics American Chemical Society

Awards & Achievements

Awards: 1948-50 Laverne Noyes Scholarship; 1950-51 Evaporated Milk Association Award; 1950-51 Borden Award American Home Economics Association

Achievements: food chemistry and nutrition

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