Geraldine Pittman Woods was an African American Science administrator. Geraldine Woods was born in West Palm Beach, Florida on January 29th, 1921. After she graduated high school in 1938 she ended up enrolling at Talladega College at age 17. After her mother became sick and was admitted to John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore Maryland, she transferred to Howard University in Washington D.C. During her time at Howard University he did very well in Biology and many other science-based courses. She ended up studying embryology during college. One of her professors at Howard influenced her to continue studying embryology after graduation (being in 1942). Woods then continued her education by enrolling in Howard University and Radcliffe College partnership program to…show more content… Woods then began to participate in community fairs volunteering. She stressed the importance and need to educate science to the minority group. Her volunteering efforts soon became nationally known. She soon became a member of the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), an institute of the National Institute of Health (NIH). After that, she soon obtained high positions in those institutes such as a councilman for the NIGMS where she stressed the science education to minorities. In 1969, Woods was appointed Special Consultant of NIGMS, a highly revered position. From 1968-1972 she continued to stress science education as the vice chair of the Community Relations Conference in Southern California. By the 1980s and 1990s, her influence of her community service had spread nationwide to many universities. Woods was the Head of Howard University’s board of trustees from 1975-1988. In 1991, Woods finally retired from the NIH and many of her leadership positions. After a long period of sickness, Woods died on December 27th, 1999 in her home in Aliso
