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Dorothy McClendon was born in 1924 in Minden, Louisiana and has been a professional in the field of microbiology for 24 years. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Biology in 1948 from Tennessee A&I State University. She currently studies tiny living things such as fungi and bacteria, otherwise known as microorganisms that are far too tiny to be seen with the naked eye alone. Some of these microorganisms cause materials, liquid or solid, to become contaminated and decay or to spoil. Some of these microorganisms are very harmful to our bodies and, if you are contaminated by them, they will destroy cells and cause disease. In Warren, Michigan, at the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Command, Dorothy is a microbiologist who coordinates microbial research and is developing methods to protect the fuel from getting contaminated as well as to protect the deteriorating military storage materials. Currently she is working on developing a fungicide that will not be harmful to the humans that come into contact with it but that will still protect the storage material. A native to the state of Louisiana (Minden) she moved to Detroit, Michigan where in her early teens she began attending classes at Cass Technical High School and became very interested in the study of science. She later majored in biology at Tennessee Agricultural and Industrial State University as well as attending Wayne State University and University of Detroit and Purdue University where she took advanced science courses. Prior to taking on the Industrial Microbiologist research for the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Command, Dorothy was a teacher in the public schools of Eldorado, Arkansas and in Phoenix, Arizona. Dorothy holds the following Memberships and Awards * Michigan Society of Professional Engineers * Detroit Central Business District Association * Tennessee Agricultural and Industrial State University |
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