Mary Dora Rogick

Mary Dora Rogick (October 7, 1906 – October 26, 1964) was an American zoologist. In 1935 she joined the College of New Rochelle in New York, where she spent her career as a professor and researcher.[1] She was a specialist in the taxonomy and ecology of bryozoa, a phylum of aquatic invertebrate animals.[2]

Mary Dora Rogick
Born(1906-10-07)October 7, 1906
East Sandy, Pennsylvania
DiedOctober 26, 1964(1964-10-26) (aged 58)
New Rochelle, New York
NationalityAmerican
Alma materA.B., 1929 and A.M., 1930, University of Omaha and the University of Nebraska; PhD, 1934, Ohio State University
Known forSpecialist in the taxonomy and ecology of bryozoa
Scientific career
FieldsZoologist, botanical illustrator
InstitutionsCollege of New Rochelle

Family life

Rogick was born in East Sandy, Pennsylvania, on October 7, 1906, to Nicholas and Sara Rogic, immigrants from Croatia. Of the Rogics’ four children, only Mary survived into adulthood.

Education

She went to school in Council Bluffs, Iowa, then went on to earn her A.B. in 1929 and A.M. in 1930 from the University of Omaha and the University of Nebraska. She earned her PhD from Ohio State University in 1934. Through her PhD work, she developed her drawing talents to such an extent that other colleagues would later ask her to provide bryozoa illustrations for them.[3]

Rogick was diagnosed with cancer and died on October 26, 1964.

References
  1. http://library.cnr.edu/screens/Rogick.html
  2. "SIA RU007408, Mary Rogick Papers". Smithsonian Institution Archives. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
  3. "The Ohio Academy of Science Necrology, 1964". The Ohio Academy of Science. hdl:1811/5102. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)


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