Background
Mason, Sally Kay Frost was born on May 29, 1950 in New York City. Daughter of Michael and Alberta Viparina.
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Sally Kay Frost Mason
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Sally Kay Frost Mason, American academic administrator, biology professor. Dissertation fellow American Association of University Women, 1977-1978, Kemper Teaching fellow University Kansas, Lawrence, 1997; grantee National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, Washington, since 1981; Wesley Foundation grantee Wesley Health Foundation, Wichita, Kansas, 1991-1993.
Education
Bachelor in Zoology, University Kentucky, 1972. Master of Science in Cell/Development Biology, Purdue University, 1974. Doctor of Philosophy in Cell/Development Biology, University Arizona, 1978.
Career
Research associate Indiana University, Bloomington, 1978-1980. Assistant professor biology University Kansas, Lawrence, 1980—1986, associate professor biology, 1986-1991, professor biology, 1991-2001, chair department physiology and cell biology, 1986-1989, associate dean arts & science, 1990-1995, dean arts and science, 1995-2001. Provost, professor biology Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 2001—2007.
President University Iowa, since 2007. Chairman board Inproteo, 2003—2007. Chairman EHR advisory board National Science Foundation, 2005—2006.
Member executive committee Association Public & Land Grant Universities, since 2002. Member President's National Medal of Science Selection Committee, since 2006.
Membership
Member International Federation Pigment Cell Sciences (council member 1997-2000), Pan American Society for Pigment Cell Research (council member 1988-1998, president 1996-1998), Council Colleges Arts and Sciences (board member 1997-1999, president elect 1999-2000, president 2000-2001), Chicago Council Global Affairs Energy & Midwest Competitiveness Task Force (co chair 2008), American Council Education (board directors since 2008), Herbert Hoover Presidential Library. Association (board trustee, since 2009).
Interests
Connections
Married John S. Frost, August 1975 (divorced February 1982). Married Kenneth Andrew Mason, March 17, 1990.
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Nationality
American
Awards
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Dissertation fellow American Association of University Women, 1977-1978, Kemper Teaching fellow University Kansas, Lawrence, 1997. Grantee National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, Washington, since 1981. Wesley Foundation grantee Wesley Health Foundation, Wichita, Kansas, 1991-1993.Dissertation fellow American Association of University Women, 1977-1978, Kemper Teaching fellow University Kansas, Lawrence, 1997. Grantee National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, Washington, since 1981. Wesley Foundation grantee Wesley Health Foundation, Wichita, Kansas, 1991-1993.