Background
Seaton, Alberta Jones was born on December 31, 1924 in Houston, Texas, United States. Daughter of Charles Alexander and Elizabeth (Polk) Jones.
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Alberta Jones Seaton
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Bachelor of Science in Zoology and Chemistry, Howard University, 1946. Master of Science in Zoology, Howard University, 1947. Doctor of Science in Zoology, University Brussels, 1949.
Career
Assistant professor, Spelman College, Atlanta, 1953-1954;
associate professor biology, Texas Southern U., Houston, 1954-1960;
professor biology, Texas Southern U., Houston, 1960-1972, 91-95;
administrator, Ministry Education, Bermuda, 1973-1976;
lecturer biology, Bermuda College, Devonshire, 1976-1978;
professor anatomy School Allied Health, University Texas Health Center, Houston, 1979-1980;
consultant science section National Institute Pedagogy, Ministry of Education Science, Victoria, Seychelles, 1980-1989. Head department biology Wiley College, Marshall, Texas, 1950-1951. Director National Science Foundation Summer Science Institute Texas Southern U., 1957-1959, general studies program, 1970-1972, undergraduate and graduate research in biology, 1954-1972.
Member University Honors Program Committee, Texas Southern U., 1960-1970. Chair self-study committee, Texas Southern U., 1969-1971, educational policies committee, 1968-1972. Lecturer biology U. Maryland., United States Navy Air Station, Bermuda, 1972-1978.
Supervisor administration and budget Office of the Minister Ministry Education, Bermuda, 1973-1976. Lecturer in field.
Achievements
Membership
Evaluator grant proposals National Science Foundation, 1957-1972. Active regional meetings Committee on Undergraduate Education in Biological Science, 1967-1972, AAC-American Association of University Professors conferences on curriculum improvement, 1970-1972. Chair nurses licensing board, Hamilton, Bermuda, 1973-1975.
Member Endangered Species Committee, Hamilton, 1974-1977. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Association of University Professors (appointed to ad hoc committees 1968-1971, secretary-treasurer Texas State Conference 1968-1970), American Association of University Women, American Association Zoologists, Association des Anatomistes, Association Women in Science, Texas Academy of Sciences, Beta Kappa Chi, Beta Beta Beta.
Connections
Married Earle Edward Seaton, December 24, 1947 (deceased August 1992). Children: Elizabeth Wamboi, Dudley Charles.
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Episcopalian
Education
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Awards
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Postdoctoral fellow California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, 1959-1960, National Science Foundation postdoctoral fellow Roscoe B. Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, Maine, 1959, University Brussels, 1965-1966.Postdoctoral fellow California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, 1959-1960, National Science Foundation postdoctoral fellow Roscoe B. Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, Maine, 1959, University Brussels, 1965-1966.