Background
Coleman, Mary Catherine was born on May 16, 1929 in Buffalo, New York, United States. Daughter of Leo Walter and Anne Grace (Klemach) Coleman.
Coleman, Mary Catherine was born on May 16, 1929 in Buffalo, New York, United States. Daughter of Leo Walter and Anne Grace (Klemach) Coleman.
Bachelor of Science in Foods/Nutrition, Michigan State University, 1951. Master of Science in Nutrition, University Iowa, 1953. Doctor of Philosophy in Food Science, Michigan State University, 1966.
Therapeutic dietitian, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, 1952-1954; head therapeutic dietitian, Mount Sinai Hospital, Cleveland, 1954-1955; instructor food and nutrition, Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1955-1966; assistant professor food and nutrition, Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1966-1968; associate professor experimental foods, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, 1968-1974; professor experimental foods, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, 1974-1989; professor emerita, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, since 1989. Consultant recipe testing division General Foods Corporation, White Plains, New York, 1968;academic work in China to study Foodways, 1982.
Active local food bank Friends of Palmer Art Museum.