Helen Lester Anderson Shaw

Background

Shaw, Helen Lester Anderson was born on October 18, 1936 in Lexington, Kentucky, United States. Daughter of Walter Southall and Elizabeth (Guyn) Anderson.

Education

Bachelor of Science, U. Kentucky, 1958; Master of Science, University of Wisconsin, 1965; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Wisconsin, 1969.

Career

Dietitian, Roanoke (Virginia) Memorial Hospital, 1959-1960; dietitian, Santa Barbara (California) Cottage Hospital, 1960-1961; dietitian, unit manager, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1961-1963; research assistant, National Institutes of Health fellow, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1963-1968; from assistant professor to professor, U. Missouri, Columbia, 1969-1988; associate dean, professor, U. Missouri, Columbia, 1977-1984; professor, chair department food and nutrition, U. North Carolina, Greensboro, 1989-1994; dean School Human Environmental Sciences, U. North Carolina, Greensboro, since 1994. Cluster leader Food for 21st Century research program U. Missouri, 1985-1988.

Achievements

• Helen Lester Anderson Shaw has been listed as a noteworthy University dean by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Elder 1st Presbyterian Church, Columbia, 1974-1989, Greensboro, since 1992. Member American Society for Nutrition Sciences, American Board Nutrition, American Society for Clinical Nutrition, American Dietetic Association, American Family and Consumer Science Association, Society for Nutrition Education, Sigma Xi, Phi Upsilon Omicron, Kappa Omicron Nu.

Connections

Married Charles Van Shaw, March 14, 1988.

Father:

Walter Southall Anderson

Mother:

Elizabeth (Guyn) Anderson

Spouse:

Charles Van Shaw