Background
Sherrill, Mary Lura was born on July 14, 1888 in Salisbury, North Carolina, United States. Daughter of Miles Osborne and Sarah Rosanna (Bost) Sherrill.
Sherrill, Mary Lura was born on July 14, 1888 in Salisbury, North Carolina, United States. Daughter of Miles Osborne and Sarah Rosanna (Bost) Sherrill.
AB, Randolph-Macon Woman's College, 1909; AM, Randolph-Macon Woman's College, 1911; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Chicago, 1923; Doctor of Science (honorary), Womens College of University of North Carolina, 1948.
Instructor chemistry, Randolph-Macon Woman's College, 1911-1916; Adjunct Professor, Randolph-Macon Woman's College, 1916-1918; associate professor of chemistry, North Carolina College for Women, 1918-1920; assistant professor of chemistry, Mount Holyoke College, 1921-1924; associate professor, Mount Holyoke College, 1924-1930; professor of chemistry, Mount Holyoke College, 1930-1954; emeritus, department chairman, Mount Holyoke College, from 1954. Research worker U. Brussels, 1928-1929 as holder of Committee for Relief in Belgium Ednl. Foundation fellowship, also in Brussels, Oxford, England and Vienna, 1936.
Trustee Randolph-Macon Woman's College from 1954. Served as associate chemist Chemical Warfare Service, Edgewood Arsenal, 1920-1921. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Member American Chemical Society (councillor 1940-1943, secretary Connecticut Valley section 1925-1928, chairman 1931-1933. Recipient James Flack Norris award Northeastern Section 1957, Garvan medal, 1947), American Association of University Women (recipient Sarah Berliner fellowship), American Association of University Professors, Sigma Xi, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Mu, Sigma Delta Epsilon (honorary).