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MARY L. GOOD
Pages 132-137

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From page 133...
... Mary Lowe was born June 20, 1931, in Grapevine, Texas, to Winnie Mercer Lowe and John Willice Lowe, who likely instilled in her a deep interest in education. In 1942 the family moved to Kirby, Arkansas, where her father was a school principal and her mother a teacher and librarian.
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From page 134...
... Expanding on her work in radiochemistry, Mary became interested in using spectroscopy to study inorganic compounds, taking measurements and relating experimental results to theoretical predictions. She studied molecular bonding in both solutions and solid states and was able to extract rhodium complexes using organic solvents to demonstrate that they were bimetallic.
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From page 135...
... Engineered Materials Research in 1986 and then senior vice president of technology in Morristown, NJ, coordinating the activities of three research centers. Mary championed research and technology at her research centers, but she went to bat for technology in the AS divisions as well.
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From page 136...
... Her leadership as the first chairman of the Little Rock Technology Park Authority board was critical in getting the project from concept to reality. Like so many things in her career, she took on the perceived obstacles head-on and got things accomplished," Tech Park executive director Brent Birch said.
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From page 137...
... Her myriad awards -- too numerous too mention -- include a number for which she was the first woman recipient: • ACS Charles Lathrop Parsons Award for Public Service (1991) • IRI Medal from the Industrial Research Institute (1991)
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