Background
Croom, Henrietta Brown was born on September 23, 1940 in Burlington, North Carolina, United States. Daughter of Grady Anderson and Emma Mabel (Cheek) Brown.
Croom, Henrietta Brown was born on September 23, 1940 in Burlington, North Carolina, United States. Daughter of Grady Anderson and Emma Mabel (Cheek) Brown.
Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry, University North Carolina, 1962. Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry, University North Carolina, 1968.
Research associate, U. Kentucky, Lexington, 1969-1970; assistant professor, University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee, 1972-1982; associate professor, University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee, 1982-1988; professor biology, University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee, since 1988; chair, 1993-1996. Visiting professor microbiology Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, 1977-1978. Visiting scholar Vanderbilt University, Nashville, 1981-1982, U. Hawaii-Manoa, Honolulu, 1989-1990, U. Kentucky, Lexington, 1989.
District commissioner United States Pony Clubs, Sewanee, 1973-1976. Board advisers St. Andrews-Sewanee School, since 1986. Leader Girl Scouts United States, Sewanee, 1971-1972.
Research associate Bishop Museum, Honolulu, 2005-2007. Member American Society Cell Biology, Society Study Evolution, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.
Married Frederick Hailey Croom, August 17, 1963. Children: Elizabeth Bonner, Frederick H. Junior.