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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

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

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

  1. ^ Rimm, Sylvia (5 August 2009). See Jane Win for Girls (EasyRead ed.). ISBN 9781442998063.
  2. ^ "Q&A: College of Arts and Sciences Dean Camellia Moses Okpodu | UWYO | University of Wyoming". www.uwyo.edu. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
  3. ^ "UW Names Okpodu as College of Arts and Sciences Dean | News | University of Wyoming". www.uwyo.edu. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
  4. ^ "UW Names Okpodu as College of Arts and Sciences Dean | News | University of Wyoming". www.uwyo.edu. Retrieved 2022-03-24.