Stella Leche Deignan, a former Tulane University professor, died Monday in Chevy Chase, Md. She was 92. Mrs. Deignan was born in New Orleans and lived in Chevy Chase for two years. She received the first bachelor of science degree granted by Newcomb College in 1923, a master's degree in biochemistry from Tulane University in 1925 and a doctorate in anatomy from Tulane Medical School in 1932. She taught anatomy at Tulane Medical School from 1927 to 1937. She was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. She organized and became the first director of the Allied Bio-Science Information Exchange, which records and coordinates medical and scientific research in the United States, from 1947 to 1961. She worked with the Office of International Research of the World Health Organization in Paris from 1961 to 1963. Survivors include two nephews. There will be no service.
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Stella Leche Deignan, a former Tulane University professor, died Monday in Chevy Chase, Md. She was 92. Mrs. Deignan was born in New Orleans and lived in Chevy Chase for two years. She received the first bachelor of science degree granted by Newcomb College in 1923, a master's degree in biochemistry from Tulane University in 1925 and a doctorate in anatomy from Tulane Medical School in 1932. She taught anatomy at Tulane Medical School from 1927 to 1937. She was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. She organized and became the first director of the Allied Bio-Science Information Exchange, which records and coordinates medical and scientific research in the United States, from 1947 to 1961. She worked with the Office of International Research of the World Health Organization in Paris from 1961 to 1963. Survivors include two nephews. There will be no service.
Contributor: dkcorbo (49334310) • [email protected]
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