Katherine B. Hoffman

Katherine "Kitty" Marie Blood Hoffman (August 1, 1914 – July 18, 2020) was an American chemist and academic administrator.

Katherine B. Hoffman
Born(1914-08-01)August 1, 1914
Winter Haven, Florida
DiedJuly 18, 2020(2020-07-18) (aged 105)
Tallahassee, Florida
NationalityAmerican
Other namesKitty B. Hoffman
OccupationChemist and academic administrator

Education and career

Hoffman was born on August 1, 1914, in Winter Haven, Florida.[1] She attended the Florida State College for Women (which later became Florida State University) for her undergraduate. She began her degree in 1932,[1] and finished with a degree in bacteriology in 1936.[2] She went on to Columbia University for a master's degree in chemistry, which she completed in 1938.[1]

Hoffman returned to Florida State College for Women in 1940, where she remained through its name-change to Florida State University and for the rest of her career.[1][2] She began as a chemistry instructor, and was promoted, reaching full professor in 1959.[1] She served as Dean of Women from 1967 to 1970,[2] in which role she eased restrictions placed upon female students.[1] She retired from the university in 1984, but remained active in university service during retirement.[1][2]

Awards and honors

Upon the occasion of her retirement, the chemistry department of Florida State University named a laboratory building in her honor; it was rededicated to her in 2018.[2] Hoffman was awarded an honorary doctorate by Florida State University in 2007.[3][4]

Death

Hoffman died of COVID-19 at the age of 105 in Tallahassee, Florida on July 18, 2020.[1]

References
  1. Traub, Alex (July 29, 2020). "Katherine Hoffman, 'Eternal' Florida State Figure, Dies at 105". New York Times.
  2. Dobson, Bryan (July 21, 2020). "COVID-19 claims life of retired FSU professor Katherine 'Kitty' Hoffman". Tallahassee Democrat.
  3. Fairhurt, Libby (September 19, 2007). "FSU to confer honorary doctorate on legendary Professor Emerita Kitty Hoffman". FSU News. Florida State University. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  4. Ensley, Gerald (September 19, 2007). "A Modest Legend: Kitty Hoffman to be Presented with an Honorary PhD". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
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