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Jewel Plummer Cobb
American university president (1924–2017)
Jewel Plummer Cobb (January 17, 1924 – January 1, 2017)[1] was an American biologist, cancer researcher, professor, dean, and academic administrator.
She contributed to the field of cancer research by studying the cure for melanoma. Cobb was an advocate for increasing the representation of women and students of color in universities, and she created programs to support students interested in pursuing graduate school.[2]
Early life
Jewel Isadora Plummer was the only child of Frank V.
Plummer, and Carriebel (Cole) Plummer. Both of her parents used to live in Washington D.C.[3] Her mother, Carriebel, found employment as a physical education[4] and dance teacher who graduated from college with a BA in interpretive dancing.
She had re-entered college the same time Jewel enrolled resulting in both mother and daughter earning degrees in the same year.[5] Jewel's father,
