Marrett, Cora Bagley

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Name (Latin)
Marrett, Cora Bagley
Other forms of name
Marrett, Cora Bagely
Date of birth
1942-06-15
Associated country
United States
Occupation
Educators
Sociologists
Gender
female
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 46855168
Wikidata: Q19981237
Library of congress: n 84012406
HAI10: 000187875
Sources of Information
  • African American National Biography, accessed February 23, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database:(Marrett, Cora Bagley; Cora Elmira Bagley; science educator, sociologist, educational reform advocate, organization founder/official; born 15 June 1942 in Richmond, Virginia, United States; received her bachelor's degree from Virginia Union University in Richmond (1963); earned a MA (1965) and a PhD from Wisconsin (1968); was assistant professor of sociology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1968-1969) and at Western Michigan University (1969-1974); nominated for the presidency of Barnard College; served as associate chair of the sociology department (1988-1991) at the University of Wisconsin; was a director of the Andrew Mellon Foundation programs for the United Negro College Fund (1990-1992); led the newly created Directorate for the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences at the United States National Science Foundation (1992-1996); served on the board of governors of the Argonne National Laboratory; the board of trustees for the Social Science Research Council; the Commission on the Social and Behavioral Sciences and Education of the National Research Council; elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1996); inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1998); the Quality Education for Minorities (QEM)/Mathematics, Science, and Engineering Network conferred her the Giant in Science Award; QEM also bestowed upon her the Erich Bloch Distinguished Service Award)
  • Her Minority females in high school mathematics and science, 1982:t.p. (Cora Bagely Marrett, Wis. Research and Development Center, Univ. of Wis.) cover, p. i, etc. (Cora Bagley Marrett)
  • AMWS, Soc. & beh., 12th ed.(Cora Bagley Marrett; b. 1942)
  • Protecting participants and facilitating social ..., c2003:(Cora B. Marrett) p. 253 (v.p. Acad. Aff., Univ. Wis., 2001; MA, Ph.D., soc., Univ. Wis. Mad.; previously vice chancellor Acad. Aff./provost Univ. Mass., assist. dir. Social, Behav., & Econ. Sciences., NSF)
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Wikipedia description:

Cora Bagley Marrett (born 1942) is an American sociologist. From May 2011 until August 2014, Marrett served as the deputy director of the National Science Foundation.

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