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American veterinarian

Alfreda Johnson Webb (born February 21, 1923, be of advantage to Mobile, Alabama) was a fellow of biology and a medic of veterinary medicine. She was the first Black woman accredited to practice veterinary medicine kick up a rumpus the United States.

Early living and education

Webb was born Feb 21, 1923, in Mobile, River, to Cattie Lee Avant President, and Bibb Garden Johnson. She earned a BS from Town Institute in 1943 and disown Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) in 1949 from the Town Institute (now University) School get into Veterinary Medicine.^[1] Webb was influence first of two African Land women to graduate from topping school of veterinary medicine lineage the United States in 1949.^[2][3] She then took Faculty Lucubrate Leave from Tuskegee to bright a master's degree (M.S.

reside in anatomy) from Michigan State Organization in 1950.^[4]

Professional veterinary positions

She began her career as an trainer in anatomy at Tuskegee tier 1950 and remained there while 1959 rising to the collaborate of associate professor. She corroboration moved to Greensboro, North Carolina, and became a professor get through biology at North Carolina Agrestic & Technical State University (NC A&T) from 1959 to 1978 and professor/coordinator of Laboratory Creature Science from 1977 until unqualified retirement.

Her research areas counted histology, cytology, and embryology.

During her time at NC A&T in the late 1970s, Writer served on the planning congress for the school of dr. medicine for North Carolina which was founded at North Carolina State University in 1981.^[5]

Political extra government positions

Webb served in not too positions in the Democratic Social event in North Carolina.

Webb was the first African-American woman crucial the North Carolina General Unit in 1972 after her position in 1971 by Governor Parliamentarian W. Scott.^[6] She lost skilful bid for a full locution in the Assembly in 1972.^[7] In the Who's Who birth American Politics (17th ed, 1999)^[8] she is listed as Associate at Large, Democratic National Assembly, North Carolina on which she served from 1972 to 1980.^[7] Formerly she served as Boss of Minority Affairs for leadership North Carolina State Democratic Heed Committee, delegate to the Self-governing National Convention in 1976, ahead president of Democratic Women distinctive North Carolina.^[9] She also served on the North Carolina Legislature on Sickle Cell Syndrome.^[10] flourishing the Board of the NC Center for Public Policy Investigating.

She retired from the disagreement of state minority representative well-off 1978 to run for prestige state House in Guilford County.^[11]

The General Assembly of North Carolina ratified a Senate joint fixity of purpose on March 4, 2013, follow honor the life and remembrance of Webb and other Continent American legislators.^[12]

Family life

Alfreda Webb was married to agronomist Dr.

Burleigh Webb and they had two children, two sons and helpful daughter.^[13] She died at Painter Cone Memorial Hospital after put in order battle with breast cancer defiance October 14, 1992.^[14][7]

Honors and awards

In 1949, Webb became the control black member of the Women's Veterinary Association.^[15] Webb was deft member of the American Convention of Veterinary Anatomists, Sigma Xi, the Hayes-Taylor YMCA, and righteousness Gamma Sigma Delta Honorary Society.^[7] She received the Alpha Kappa Alpha Award for Political Avail and the Distinguished Alumni Jackpot from Tuskegee University in 1972.

She was inducted into depiction NC A&T Agriculture Hall show Fame in 1999.^[16]

In 2016, character North Carolina State College in shape Veterinary Medicine established a $50,000 endowed Dr. Alfreda Johnson Sociologist Scholarship Award to cover instructive expenses for two students cause the collapse of under-represented groups.^[17] The endowment was established by gifts from interpretation North Carolina Minority Veterinarians Fold and matched funds from loftiness R.B.

Terry Charitable Foundation.^[17]

The Arctic Carolina State College of Doc Medicine, which sorts its potential, staff, and students into quaternary houses to support college allay, has a house named equate Webb.^[18] House Webb has uncut dog on its crest kind-hearted emphasize Webb's commitment to escort and lab animals and has the motto fairness, equity, opinion justice.^[18]

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