Nell Irene Mondy, chemistry professor. Named to National Women's Hall of Fame; recipient North Atlantic Treaty Organization award, 1960, Distinguished Alumna award, Ouachita Baptist University, 1960, Centennial Achievement award, 1986, National Science Foundation award, 1959, Danforth award, 1954, 1958.
Background
Mondy, Nell Irene was born on October 27, 1921 in Pocahontas, Arkansas, United States. Daughter of D. Daley and F. Ethel (Carroll) M. Bachelor in Chemistry summa cum laude, Ouachita University, 1943, Bachelor of Science in Chemistry summa cum laude, 1943.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry summa cum laude, Ouachita University, 1943. Master of Arts in Biochemistry, University Texas, 1945. Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry, Cornell University, 1953.
Career
Assistant professor of chemistry Ouachita University, 1943-1944, research assistant in biochemistry Texas University, 1944-1945. Research associate in biochemistry Cornell Univercity, 1945-1946. Instructor chemistry Associated Colleges
Upper New York, 1946-1947, assistant professor of chemistry, 1947-1948.
Instructor food and nutrition Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1948-1951, assistant professor, 1953-1957, associate professor, 1957-1981, professor nutrition, food science and toxicology, since 1981. Supervisory food specialist, food quality laboratory United States Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, Maryland., 1960-1961.
Food consultant R.T. French, Rochester, New York, 1966-1967. Visiting professor Florida State University, 1969-1970.
Food consultant Holmen Brenderi, Gjovik, Norway, 1972-1973, South & B Shokuhin Limited company, Tokyo,1978-1979, Nihon Kaken Limited company, Tokyo, 1978-1979, Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, 1979-1980, University of Wisconsin, 1981, Proctor & Gamble, Cincinnati, 1985, Frito-Lay, Incorporated., 1988, Endico Potatoes, Incorporated., 1990, General Mills, Mlps., 1991.
Birkett-Williams lecturer Ouachita University, 1980. Visiting scientist International Institute Tropical Agricultural, Ibadan, Nigeria, 1983-1984. Visiting scholar Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, 1989.
Lecturer African Potato Association Reduit, Maurities, 1990.
Consultant ETA, Britannica Brands, New Zealand, 1991.
Religion
The scriptures are the final authority for all faith and practice.
Membership
Fellow: Institute Chemists, Institute Food Technologists (Elizabeth Steir award 1997), American Association for the Advancement of Science (consortium affiliates international programs 1983-1998, committee agriculture, food and renewable resources 1984-1998). Member: American Association of University Professors, American Association of University Women, Washington Women's Network, Society Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, International Platform Association, American Society Plant Physiologists, Empire State Potato Association, Potato Association American (life. International relations committee 1984, director physiology committee 1983-1985, secretary utilization committee 1982-1984), New York State Horticultural Society, American Dietetics Association, European Association Potato Research, American Home Economics Association, New York Academy of Sciences, American Chemical Society, Graduate Women Science (national director 1985-1990, national president 1983-1984, national archivist 1978-1983, chair international relations committee 1989-1997), Phi Tau Sigma, Gamma Sigma Delta, Pi Lambda Theta, Omicron Nu, Phi Kappa Phi, Sigma Delta Epsilon, Iota Sigma Pi, Sigma Xi.