Biography of geraldine pittman woods photos images

Geraldine Pittman Woods (January 29, 1921 – December 27, 1999) was an American science administrator. She is known for her lifelong dedication to community service and for establishing programs that promote minorities in STEM fields, scientific research, and basic research.

Early life and education

Woods was born January 29, 1921, in West Palm Beach, Florida to Susie (King) and Oscar Pittman.

In the fourth grade, Woods transferred from a private Episcopalian school to Industrial High School, the only public school in the area that allowed African-American students.

Biography of geraldine pittman woods photos images

She graduated from high school in 1938 and attended Talladega College, a historically black college in Talladega, Alabama.

Neither of her parents had higher than an eighth grade education, and Woods's father died when she was a teenager, but her mother was very adamant about Woods doing well in school.

Woods once stated:

"My mother paid for everything. She had a tremendous co