Chicita F. Culberson

Chicita Frances Culberson (born Chicita Frances Forman, November 1, 1931 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – March 3, 2023 in Durham, North Carolina)[1] was an American lichenologist.

Chicita F. Culberson
Born
Chicita Forman

(1931-11-01)November 1, 1931
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
DiedMarch 5, 2023(2023-03-05) (aged 91)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materDuke University,
University of Wisconsin,
University of Cincinnati
SpouseBill Culberson
AwardsAcharius Medal
Scientific career
FieldsLichenology
InstitutionsDuke University

Education

She graduated with a B.S. from the University of Cincinnati in 1953, where she also met her future husband, Bill Culberson.[2][3] In 1954, she received an M.S. from the University of Wisconsin, and in 1959 she received a Ph.D. from Duke University.[2]

Career

A botanical researcher at Duke University, Culberson pioneered the use of thin-layer chromatography in the identification of secondary lichen products.[4]

In 1992, she became one of the first modern recipients of the Acharius Medal.[5]

In 2000, botanist Theodore Esslinger circumscribed Culbersonia, which is a fungal genus in the family Caliciaceae and named in Bill Culberson and Chicita F. Culberson's honour, his "longtime friends and mentors".[6][7] At the 9th International Association for Lichenology conference held virtually in Brazil on 4 August 2021, the lichen chemistry symposium was dedicated to Culberson for her 90th birthday.[8]

Personal life

Culberson was married to fellow lichenologist Bill Culberson from 1953,[10] until his death in 2003. Culberson died on March 3, 2023 at Croasdaile Village, a senior adult community in Durham, NC.

See also
  • Category:Taxa named by Chicita F. Culberson

Sources
  1. "Obituary for Chicita Frances Culberson". Retrieved 2023-07-07.
  2. "Chicita F Culberson, Senior Research Scientist". fds.duke.edu. Retrieved 2015-11-21.
  3. "IAL - Acharius Medallists". www.lichenology.org. Retrieved 2015-11-21.
  4. Acharius Medallists: Chicita F. Culberson at Lichenology.org; published 2007 or earlier; retrieved October 22, 2013
  5. Acharius Medallists at Lichenology.org; retrieved October 22, 2013
  6. Esslinger, Theodore L. (2000). "Culbersonia americana, a rare new lichen (Ascomycota) from Western America". The Bryologist. 103 (4): 771–773. doi:10.1639/0007-2745(2000)103[0771:CAARNL]2.0.CO;2. S2CID 86045065.
  7. Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. S2CID 246307410. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  8. LaGreca, Scott (2021). "The lichen chemistry symposium at IAL9 was dedicated to Chicita Culberson for her 90th birthday" (PDF). International Lichenological Newsletter. 54 (2): 19–21.
  9. International Plant Names Index.  C.F.Culb.
  10. Acharius Medallists: William Louis Culberson at Lichenology.org; retrieved November 28, 2017
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