Background
Bass, Mary Anna was born on June 1, 1930 in Clanton, Alabama, United States. Daughter of Crawford Dixon and Gatie Mae (Williams) Owen.
Bass, Mary Anna was born on June 1, 1930 in Clanton, Alabama, United States. Daughter of Crawford Dixon and Gatie Mae (Williams) Owen.
Bachelor of Science, University Montevallo, 1951. Master of Science, University Kentucky, 1956. Doctor of Philosophy, Kansas State University, 1972.
Consultant various nursing homes, Lawrence, Kansas, 1960-1970; instructor, U. Nebraska, Lincoln, 1960; consultant, Standing Rock Reservation, Fort Yates, South Dakot, 1970-1974; instructor, U. Kansas, Lawrence, 1960-1968; director, Community Food and Nutrition Superior vena cava syndrome, Knoxville, since 1970; nutrition consultant, Cherokee Tribe, since 1974; assistant professor home economics, U. Tennessee, Knoxville, 1971-1977; assistant professor department anthropology, U. Tennessee, Knoxville, since 1977. Consultant Sertoma Learning Center, since 1988.
First lieutenant United States Army, 1951-1953. Member American Dietetic Association, Society Nutrition Education, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Anthropol. Association, Omicron Nu, Sigma Xi, Gamma Sigma Delta.
Married William Marvin Bass, III, August 8, 1953. Children: Charles Edward, William, James Owen.