Nancy Marion Tooney

Background

Tooney, Nancy Marion was born on February 19, 1939 in Ilion, New York, United States. Daughter of Raymond Warner and Marie Emma (Schneider) Tooney.

Education

Bachelor of Science, State University of New York, Albany, 1960. Master of Science, State University of New York, Albany, 1961. Doctor of Philosophy, Brandeis University, 1966.

Career

Kettering Foundation fellow, Hope College, Holland, Michigan, 1966-1967; National Institutes of Health postdoctoral fellow in biophysics, Children's Cancer Research Foundation, Harvard Medical School, Boston, 1967-1971; research associate biophysics, Children's Cancer Research Foundation, Harvard Medical School, Boston, 1971-1973; assistant professor biochemistry, Polytechnic U., Brooklyn, 1973-1978; associate professor biochemistry, Polytechnic U., Brooklyn, since 1978; associate dean of arts and science, Polytechnic U., Brooklyn, 1988-1990; assistant provost for academic affairs, Polytechnic U., Brooklyn, 1990-1993; assistant vice president academic affairs, Polytechnic U., Brooklyn, 1993-1995; assistant vice provost undergraduate studies, Polytechnic U., Brooklyn, since 1995. Associate scientist Mount Sinai Medical Center, Milwaukee, 1981-1983. Consultant Philip A.Hunt Chemical Corporation, New Jersey, 1977-1978, Eastern Research Group, Arlington, Massachusetts, 1988-1993.

Achievements

• Nancy Marion Tooney has been listed as a noteworthy Chemistry educator, university administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Chemical Society (chair New York section 1992, councilor since 1992), Association Women in Science (councilor 1994-1996), Biophysics Society, New York Academy of Sciences, Sigma Xi.

Interests

• Avocations: birdwatching, classical music.

Connections

Father:

Raymond Warner Tooney

Mother:

Marie Emma (Schneider) Tooney