Background
Fussell, Catharine Pugh was born on July 13, 1919 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of Milton H. and Isabel R. (Pugh) Fussell.
Fussell, Catharine Pugh was born on July 13, 1919 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of Milton H. and Isabel R. (Pugh) Fussell.
AB, Colby College, 1941; Master of Science, Cornell U, 1958; Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1966.
Administrative assistant, American Friends Svc. Commission, Philadelphia, 1947-1955; research assistant, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York, 1957-1960; research associate Institute Cancer Research, Fox Chase, Philadelphia, 1966-1967; post doctoral fellow, Fels Research Institute, Philadelphia, 1967-1968; from assistant professor to associate professor, Pennsylvania State University, McKeesport, Pennsylvania, 1968-1977; sabbatical leave at, Medical Research Council Population and Cytogenetics Unit, Edinburgh, 1975-1976; associate professor, Pennsylvania State University, Abington, Pennsylvania, 1977-1988; research scientist, Pennsylvania State University, Abington, Pennsylvania, 1988-1989; visiting scholar, University of Pennsylvania, Medical School, Philadelphia, 1990-1996.
Board of directors The Woodlands Trust for History Preservation, since 1998, president, since 1999. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Association of University Women (president 1985-1987, Northeastern Montgomery County branch), Botanical Society American, Genetics Society American, Woodlands Cemetery Company of Philadelphia (chief operating officer since 1997, vice president since 1996, board directors since 1991).