Katherine B. Hoffman | |
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Born | |
Died | July 18, 2020 | (aged 105)
Nationality | American |
Other names | Kitty B. Hoffman |
Occupation(s) | Chemist and academic administrator |
Katherine "Kitty" Marie Blood Hoffman (August 1, 1914 – July 18, 2020) was an American chemist and academic administrator.
Hoffman was born on August 1, 1914, in Winter Haven, Florida. [1] She attended the Florida State College for Women (which later became Florida State University) for her undergraduate. She began her degree in 1932, [1] and finished with a degree in bacteriology in 1936. [2] She went on to Columbia University for a master's degree in chemistry, which she completed in 1938. [1]
Hoffman returned to Florida State College for Women in 1940, where she remained through its name-change to Florida State University and for the rest of her career. [1] [2] She began as a chemistry instructor, and was promoted, reaching full professor in 1959. [1] She served as dean of women from 1967 to 1970, [2] in which role she eased restrictions placed upon female students. [1] She retired from the university in 1984, but remained active in university service during retirement. [1] [2]
Upon the occasion of her retirement, the chemistry department of Florida State University named a laboratory building in her honor; it was rededicated to her in 2018. [2] Hoffman was awarded an honorary doctorate by Florida State University in 2007. [3] [4]
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Florida, Hoffman died from COVID-19 in Tallahassee on July 18, 2020, at the age of 105, fourteen days short from her 106th birthday. [1]
Katherine B. Hoffman | |
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Born | |
Died | July 18, 2020 | (aged 105)
Nationality | American |
Other names | Kitty B. Hoffman |
Occupation(s) | Chemist and academic administrator |
Katherine "Kitty" Marie Blood Hoffman (August 1, 1914 – July 18, 2020) was an American chemist and academic administrator.
Hoffman was born on August 1, 1914, in Winter Haven, Florida. [1] She attended the Florida State College for Women (which later became Florida State University) for her undergraduate. She began her degree in 1932, [1] and finished with a degree in bacteriology in 1936. [2] She went on to Columbia University for a master's degree in chemistry, which she completed in 1938. [1]
Hoffman returned to Florida State College for Women in 1940, where she remained through its name-change to Florida State University and for the rest of her career. [1] [2] She began as a chemistry instructor, and was promoted, reaching full professor in 1959. [1] She served as dean of women from 1967 to 1970, [2] in which role she eased restrictions placed upon female students. [1] She retired from the university in 1984, but remained active in university service during retirement. [1] [2]
Upon the occasion of her retirement, the chemistry department of Florida State University named a laboratory building in her honor; it was rededicated to her in 2018. [2] Hoffman was awarded an honorary doctorate by Florida State University in 2007. [3] [4]
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Florida, Hoffman died from COVID-19 in Tallahassee on July 18, 2020, at the age of 105, fourteen days short from her 106th birthday. [1]