Eugenia Sue Smith Farrar papers
Scope and Content
This collection (1962-2006, undated) contains biographical information, graduate student work, correspondence, teaching files, university committee files, research papers, and professional writings. A large portion of the collection is related to courses taught by Farrar, including courses on human reproduction, endocrinology, environmental biology, and vertebrate physiology. She also taught a women's studies course on women in science and engineering. These files contain course syllabi, lecture notes, and presentation materials. Farrar's research on the endocrinology and the effects of hormones on fish and amphibians is documented through grant proposals, research papers, publications, and lectures.
Dates
- 1962-2006, undated
Language of Materials
English
Access Restrictions
Open for research. This collection is stored offsite. Please contact the department at least 3 working days in advance.
Use/Re-use Restrictions
Consult Special Collections and University Archives
Biography/Profile
Eugenia Sue Smith Farrar, originally of southern Illinois, attended the University of Illinois to earn her B.S. (1961), and the University of Michigan to earn both her M.S. and Ph.D. (1972). She joined Iowa State University in 1973 in the Department of Zoology, and concluded her career in 2006 as Associate Professor of Zoology and Genetics.
During her 30-plus-year tenure at Iowa State, Farrar taught a wide range of courses such as comparative anatomy, general and comparative endocrinology, human reproduction, and women in science and engineering that she helped develop. Farrar was also a mentor to undergraduate and graduate students throughout the university, and assisted in developing mentoring programs for students in the sciences.
Known for developing rapport with students, Farrar was honored for her teaching contributions with the Louis Thompson Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching Award in 2005. Other honors and awards include the Cassling Family Faculty Award (2005), the Carrie Chapman Catt Sex Equity Award (1997), election to the Board of Directors of the Iowa Academy of Science (1995), and status as Emeritus Faculty (2006).
In addition to excellence in teaching, Farrar continued to research and publish throughout her career, particularly in the area of the biology of the endocrine system, investigating insulin in bullfrog tadpoles, the thyroid hormone content of fish eggs, and environmental hormone disruptors and amphibians.
Extent
9.1 Linear Feet (7 records center cartons)
Abstract
Eugenia Sue Smith Farrar, biologist, was a professor of zoology and genetics at Iowa State University. Farrar's research focused on the biology of the endocrine system, where she investigated insulin in bullfrog tadpoles, the thyroid hormone content of fish eggs, and environmental hormone disruptors in amphibians. This collection contains biographical information, graduate student work, correspondence, teaching files, university committee files, research papers, and professional writings. A large portion of the collection is related to courses taught by Farrar, including courses on comparative anatomy, general and comparative endocrinology, human reproduction, and a course she helped develop on women in science and engineering.
Arrangement
The collection is loosely organized into nine categories, each arranged chronologically: Biographical Information, Graduate Work, Correspondence, University Committees, Grant Proposals, Research Papers, Course Materials, Publications, and Lectures.
Physical Location
This collection is stored offsite. Please contact the Special Collections and University Archives at least 3 working days in advance.
Processing Information
Released on 2018-11-01.
- Amphibians--Endocrinology Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Biologists Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Bullfrog--Larvae--Endocrinology Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Fishes--Endocrinology Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Iowa Subject Source: Lcnaf
- Iowa State University--Faculty Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Iowa State University. Department of Zoology and Genetics--Faculty Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Iowa State University. Department of Zoology--Faculty Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Tadpoles--Endocrinology Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Women engineers--Biography Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Women scientists--Biography Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Women scientists--United States Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Women's studies--Iowa--Curricula Subject Source: Local sources
- Title
- RS 13/25/60. Eugenia Sue Smith Farrar papers, 1962-2006, undated
- Date
- July 1, 2020
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and University Archives Repository
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Iowa State University
Ames Iowa 50011-2102 United States
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