Background
Powell, Martha Jane was born on January 27, 1948 in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. Daughter of John James and Martha Lee (Martin) Powell.
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Martha Jane Powell
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Martha Jane Powell, American Botany educator. Achievements include elucidation of roles of single-membrane bounded organelles in zoospores of fungi and protista. Recipient Arts and Sciences Distinguished Educator award Miami University, 1990, Sigma Xi Researcher of Year award, 1985, Alexopoulos Research award Mycological Society of America, 1981, Coker fellowship U. North Carolina, 1972-1973, Graduate Student Best Paper award, 1973.
Education
Bachelor of Science, Western Carolina U., 1969; Doctor of Philosophy, U. North Carolina, 1974.
Career
Postdoctoral researcher, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 1974-1976; professor, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio., since 1976.
Achievements
Membership
Member Mycological Society of America (president 1991-1992, vice president 1989-1990, treasurer 1986-1989), International Society for Evolutionary Protistology (secretary, treasurer 1979-1983).
Connections
Married Will Hoyle Blackwell, December 23, 1977.
Awards
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Recipient Arts and Sciences Distinguished Educator award Miami University, 1990, Sigma Xi Researcher of Year award, 1985, Alexopoulos Research award Mycological Society of America, 1981, Coker fellowship U. North Carolina, 1972-1973, Graduate Student Best Paper award, 1973.Recipient Arts and Sciences Distinguished Educator award Miami University, 1990, Sigma Xi Researcher of Year award, 1985, Alexopoulos Research award Mycological Society of America, 1981, Coker fellowship U. North Carolina, 1972-1973, Graduate Student Best Paper award, 1973.