Catherine Keever
American educator and ecologist
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Catherine Keever's Degrees
- PhD Ecology University of California, Berkeley
- Masters Environmental Science Stanford University
- Bachelors Biology University of California, Berkeley
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Catherine Keever was an educator and ecologist focused on ecological succession and highland region ecology. Keever proved that moss is the first plant to grow on bald rock, rather than lichens. Early life Keever was born September 8, 1908, in Iredell County, North Carolina to John C. Keever, a Methodist preacher, and Blanche Moore Keever. Her brother, Homer Keever, was the historian of Irdell County, NC. During her childhood, Keever moved throughout Western North Carolina within the Methodist Conference as her father took on various churches. She attended Davenport College in Lenoir, North Carolina, for two years before transferring to Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. She completed her bachelor's degree, master's degree, and Ph.D. at Duke majoring in botany with minor studies in zoology. Throughout her studies, Keever taught at public high schools in Linwood, Lowell, and Burlington, North Carolina. During her education, Keever's research focused on plant growth and soil building process in highland areas. Dr. Elsie Quarterman was one of Keever's classmates at Duke and they remained friends and consistent collaborators throughout their lives. They both studied under HJ Oosting at Duke and graduated within their PhDs in 1949.
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