Template:Did you know nominations/Mary-Lou Pardue

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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 08:20, 12 October 2015 (UTC)

Mary-Lou Pardue

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... that genetics researcher and MIT professor emeritus Mary-Lou Pardue once declined a Ph.D. and convinced her department to give her a master's degree instead?

Reviewed: Death of Margaret Martin
Comment: For some reason the last time I submitted a scientist with an unusual educational history, she got a lot of views; try again?

Created by Opabinia regalis (talk). Self-nominated at 05:26, 5 October 2015 (UTC).

New enough, long enough, neutral, well referenced, with no close paraphrasing from the online sources. Interesting hook which is cited to an offline book. QPQ is done. Another great article, thanks. 97198 (talk) 10:59, 7 October 2015 (UTC)