Allene Jeanes

Allene R. Jeanes was an American chemical researcher, whose studies focused mainly on carbohydrates and the development of Dextran, a substance that replaced plasma in the Korean War. A member of the American Chemical Society, Jeanes published over 60 works, compiled 24 presentations, and received ten patents. citeweb|url=http://lib.iastate.edu/spcl/exhibits/Seeds/women.htm|title=Women Who Made a Difference|accessdate=2008-07-06]

Biography

Early years

Education

Jeanes was born July 19, 1906, in Waco, Texas. 22 years later in 1928, she received a bachelor's degree from Baylor University. Shortly afterwards in 1929, Jeanes obtained a master's degree from the University of California.

Middle years

Employment

From 1930 to 1935, Jeanes was employed as the head science teacher at Athens College in Atlanta, Georgia. Afterwards, she held a position as chemistry instructor at the University of Illinois. From 1938 to 1940, Jeanes served as a corn industries research foundation fellow for the NIH and USPHS, then served as a chemical researcher from 1941 until 1976 for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Northern Regional Research Center.

Later life

Jeanes died in 1995.

Awards

1953 - Distinguished Service Award from the USDA.

1956 - Garvan Medal from the American Chemical Society.

1962 - Federal Woman’s Service Award from the U.S. Civil Service Commission.

1999 - posthumously inducted into the ARS Science Hall of Fame for her works in microbiological research that created life-saving polymers made from agricultural products. citeweb|url=http://www.ars.usda.gov/Main/docs.htm?docid=12756|title=National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research|accessdate=2008-07-06]

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