Lois Dorothea Odell

Background

Odell, Lois Dorothea was born on September 25, 1915 in Watertown, New York, United States. Daughter of Joseph Davis and Pearl Lois (Rees) Odell.

Education

Bachelor of Arts in Biology, State University of New York, Albany, 1940; Master of Arts in Biology, Cornell Univercity, 1945; Doctor of Philosophy in Science Education, Cornell Univercity, 1951.

Career

Secondary science teacher public schools, New York, 1941-1943; instructor biology, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1944-1947; professor biology and natural science, Towson State University, Baltimore, 1947-1981; professor emeritus, Towson State College, Baltimore, since 1981. Senior lecturer Towson State University, since 1981. Reviewer biology and natural science publications.

Consultant in field.

Achievements

• Lois Dorothea Odell has been listed as a noteworthy biology educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Maryland. Ornithological Society (life), Cylburn Arboretum Association (life, Natural History Museum Rm. named in her honor), Maryland. Association Biology Teachers (president 1956-1957), Maryland. Natural History Society (library 1963-1965), Oregon Ridge Nature Council Maryland., American Nature Study Society, Sierra Cl;ub, Nature Conservancey, National Parks and Conservation Association, National Wildlife Federation.

Interests

• Avocations: humanistic botany, horticulture, field natural science.

Connections

Father:

Joseph Davis Odell

Mother:

Pearl Lois (Rees) Odell