Chicita F. Culberson

Chicita Frances Culberson (born Chicita Frances Forman, November 1, 1931 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American lichenologist.

Chicita F. Culberson
Born
Chicita Forman

(1931-11-01) November 1, 1931
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NationalityAmerican
Alma materDuke University,
University of Wisconsin,
University of Cincinnati
SpouseBill Culberson
AwardsAcharius Medal
Scientific career
FieldsLichenology
InstitutionsDuke University

Education

She graduated with a B.S. from the University of Cincinnati in 1953, where she also met her future husband, Bill Culberson.[1][2] In 1954, Received an M.S. from the University of Wisconsin in 1954 and in 1959 received a Ph.D. from Duke University.[1]

Career

A botanical researcher at Duke University, Culberson pioneered the use of thin-layer chromatography in the identification of secondary lichen products.[3]

In 1992, she became one of the first modern recipients of the Acharius Medal.[4]

In 2000, botanist Theodore Esslinger circumscribed Culbersonia, which is a fungal genus in the family Caliciaceae and named in Bill Culberson and Chicita F. Culberson's honour, his "longtime friends and mentors".[5][6] At the 9th International Association for Lichenology conference held virtually in Brazil on 4 August 2021, the lichen chemistry symposium was dedicated to Culberson for her 90th birthday.[7]

Personal life

Culberson was married to fellow lichenologist Bill Culberson from 1953[9] until his death in 2003.

See also
  • Category:Taxa named by Chicita F. Culberson

Sources
  1. "Chicita F Culberson, Senior Research Scientist". fds.duke.edu. Retrieved 2015-11-21.
  2. "IAL - Acharius Medallists". www.lichenology.org. Retrieved 2015-11-21.
  3. Acharius Medallists: Chicita F. Culberson at Lichenology.org; published 2007 or earlier; retrieved October 22, 2013
  4. Acharius Medallists at Lichenology.org; retrieved October 22, 2013
  5. Esslinger, Theodore L. (2000). "Culbersonia americana, a rare new lichen (Ascomycota) from Western America". The Bryologist. 103 (4): 771–773. doi:10.1639/0007-2745(2000)103[0771:CAARNL]2.0.CO;2.
  6. Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  7. LaGreca, Scott (2021). "The lichen chemistry symposium at IAL9 was dedicated to Chicita Culberson for her 90th birthday" (PDF). International Lichenological Newsletter. 54 (2): 19–21.
  8. International Plant Names Index.  C.F.Culb.
  9. Acharius Medallists: William Louis Culberson at Lichenology.org; retrieved November 28, 2017
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