Margaret Ellen Mayo Tolbert

Born: 1943

Country of Birth: USA

Nationality: USA

Ethnicity: Black

Tuskegee University BS Chemistry 1967; Wayne State University MS Analytical Chemistry 1968; Brown University PhD Biochemistry 1874

Field of Study: Biochemistry; Teacher; Administrator

Institution/Corporation: BP; New Brunswick Laboratory (1996û2002); Tuskegee University; NSF

Degrees & Memberships: Member: Fellow American Academy for the Advancement of Science (1988) American Association of University Women American Chemical Society Organization of Black Scientists University of Alabama Trustees (1982-83) NY Academy of Sciences Institute of Nuclear Materials Management

Awards: 2007 George Washington Carver Distinguished Service Award Tuskegee University; 1975 Outstanding Teacher College of Arts & Sciences Tuskegee University; 1981 Alabama Democratic Conference Award in Science & Medicine; (see digital.sciencehistory.org/works/rmxebmi for an extensive list)

Achievements: "the first African American and the first woman in charge of aáDepartment of Energyálab; studied the conductivity & electrical resistance of different chemicals in water solutions signal transduction in rat liver the effects of drugs on human livers; was mostly involved in teaching & administrative jobs after obtaining PhD; 2015 published autobiography ""Resilience in the Face of Adversity: A Sulfolkian's Life Story"""