Mary Arlene Appelhof
Mary Arlene Appelhof was an American biologist, worm farmer, and environmentalist. In 2009 she was designated a Womens History Month Honoree by the National Womens History Project.
Mary Appelhof was born in Detroit, Michigan on June 11, 1936, the daughter of Rev. Gilbert G. Appelhof, Jr. and Hilda Whiteley Appelhof. Her father was pastor of St. Johns Episcopal Church in Alma and St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Berea, Ohio. In 1954 she graduated from Berea High School in Berea, Ohio and attended Michigan State University, where she graduated with a B.S. in biology in 1958. Appelhof completed an M.S. degree in biology from Michigan State in 1959. She later completed an M.S. in education and enrolled in advanced biology studies, an experience of five years study.
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