Background
Shields, Lora Mangum was born on March 13, 1912 in Choctaw, Oklahoma, United States. Daughter of William Lee and Ethel Florence (Talbott) Shields.
radioecology researcher Biology educator emeritus
Shields, Lora Mangum was born on March 13, 1912 in Choctaw, Oklahoma, United States. Daughter of William Lee and Ethel Florence (Talbott) Shields.
Bachelor of Science in Education and Biology, University New Mexico, 1940. Master of Science in Biology, University New Mexico, 1942. Doctor of Philosophy in Botany, University Iowa, 1947.
Teacher, administrator, public schools, McKinley, New Mexico, 1932-1943; teaching assistant, U. Iowa, Iowa City, 1943-1947; professor, chair department biology, New Mexico Highlands U., Las Vegas, 1947-1977; professor emeritus, New Mexico Highlands U., Las Vegas, since 1977; professor, director research, Navajo Community College, Shiprock, New Mexico, 1978-1988; professor emeritus, Navajo Community College, Shiprock, New Mexico, since 1988.
Every person is the beloved spirit son or daughter of heavenly parents, God the Father and a Heavenly Mother, with a divine nature and destiny. The Heavenly Mother is like the Heavenly Father in glory, perfection, compassion, wisdom, and holiness.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science (member committee on arid lands 1973-1983, executive officer Southwest/RM division 1978-1979, certified of merit 1979). Member Ecological Society of America (vice president 1962-1963), National Association Academies Science (president 1975-1977), New Mexico Academy of Sciences (vice president, president 1959-1961, editor journal. 1971-1977).
Married Clarence Leslie Mangum, October 1932. 1 child, William Kay.