Meet the Trailblazing Woman Who Founded NAU's Chemistry Department
March 27, 2024
March 27, 2024
FLAGSTAFF, Arizona, March 27 -- Northern Arizona University issued the following news:
Junia McAlister was born in 1899--the same year the Northern Arizona Normal School opened its doors in Flagstaff. Two years later, four women made up the first graduating class.
Decades later, "Miss Mac" came to what is now Northern Arizona University to teach chemistry. What she ended up doing was creating the chemistry department, carrying it on her shoulders for more tha . . .
Junia McAlister was born in 1899--the same year the Northern Arizona Normal School opened its doors in Flagstaff. Two years later, four women made up the first graduating class.
Decades later, "Miss Mac" came to what is now Northern Arizona University to teach chemistry. What she ended up doing was creating the chemistry department, carrying it on her shoulders for more tha . . .