Camellia Okpodu
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Camellia Moses Okpodu (born January 24, 1964, in Portsmouth, Virginia), is a college professor and dean.
Education and early life
[edit]Camellia Okpodu graduated in 1982 from West Brunswick High School, Shallotte, North Carolina. She received both her undergraduate and postgraduate education from North Carolina State University (Raleigh, North Carolina), earning a B.S. in Biochemistry (1987) and a Ph.D. in Plant Physiology and Biochemistry (1994).
In 1984, Camellia became the first Black woman[1] to hold the title for Miss Brunswick County, a preliminary scholarship pageant for Miss America.
Career
[edit]Okpodu is a dean at the University of Wyoming as of 2021.[2] She was also a biology professor and dean at Xavier University of Louisiana (XULA),[3] a professor and chair at Norfolk State University (NSU),[4] and was the 2007–2008 American Council of Education Fellow.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ Rimm, Sylvia (5 August 2009). See Jane Win for Girls (EasyRead ed.). ISBN 9781442998063. Archived from the original on 9 November 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ "Q&A: College of Arts and Sciences Dean Camellia Moses Okpodu | UWYO | University of Wyoming". www.uwyo.edu. Archived from the original on 2022-03-06. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
- ^ "UW Names Okpodu as College of Arts and Sciences Dean | News | University of Wyoming". www.uwyo.edu. Archived from the original on 2022-03-17. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
- ^ "UW Names Okpodu as College of Arts and Sciences Dean | News | University of Wyoming". www.uwyo.edu. Archived from the original on 2022-03-17. Retrieved 2022-03-24.