Background
Oyewole, Saundra Herndon was born on April 26, 1943 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Daughter of Laurence Homer and Helen Mae (Kirkland) H.
Oyewole, Saundra Herndon was born on April 26, 1943 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Daughter of Laurence Homer and Helen Mae (Kirkland) H.
Bachelor of Science magna cum laude, Howard University, Washington, 1965. Master of Science, University Chicago, 1967. Doctor of Philosophy, University Massachusetts, 1973.
Assistant professor microbiology Hampshire College, Amherst, Massachusetts, 1973-1979, associate professor, 1979-1981. Associate professor biology Trinity College, Washington, 1981-1987, professor, since 1988, Clare Booth Luce professor, 1990-1993, chair department biology, 1990-1998, dean of faculty, since 1998. Program director division undergraduate education National Science Foundation, Arlington, Virginia, 1994-1996.
Reviewer National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, since 1994. Consultant Nardone Associates, Silver Spring, since 1997. Member governing council Aspen Institute Wye Faculty Seminar, since 1995, vice-chair since 1997.
Member American Society Microbiology (chair minority education committee since 1997, treasurer committee status minority microbiologists since 1984), National Association Advisory Health Professeions (board directors since 1993, secretary 1994-1996, president-elect 1996-1998, president 1998-2000), Phi Beta Kappa, beta Kappa Chi.
Married Godwin G. Oyewole, March 21, 1970. Children: Ayodeji Babatunde, Kolade Olufayo, Monisola Aramide.