Katherine B. Hoffman
Katherine B. Hoffman | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 1, 1914 |
| 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.
Education and career[edit]
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]
Awards and honors[edit]
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]
Death[edit]
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]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h Traub, Alex (July 29, 2020). "Katherine Hoffman, 'Eternal' Florida State Figure, Dies at 105". New York Times.
- ^ a b c d e Dobson, Bryan (July 21, 2020). "COVID-19 claims life of retired FSU professor Katherine 'Kitty' Hoffman". Tallahassee Democrat.
- ^ Fairhurt, Libby (September 19, 2007). "FSU to confer honorary doctorate on legendary Professor Emerita Kitty Hoffman". FSU News. Florida State University. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
- ^ Ensley, Gerald (September 19, 2007). "A Modest Legend: Kitty Hoffman to be Presented with an Honorary PhD". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
External links[edit]
- Katherine B. Hoffman at her desk (image)
- 20th-century American chemists
- Deans of women
- American women chemists
- 1914 births
- 2020 deaths
- People from Winter Haven, Florida
- American centenarians
- Florida State University faculty
- Florida State University alumni
- Columbia Graduate School of Arts and Sciences alumni
- Women centenarians
- Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Florida
- 20th-century American women scientists
- 20th-century American academics
- 20th-century American women academics