Hazel Branch

Hazel Elisabeth Branch (October 1, 1886 – August 24, 1973) was an American entomologist and academic. She was a professor and head of the Department of Zoology at Wichita State University. Branch was a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the president of the Kansas Academy of Science.

Early life Branch was born on October 1, 1886, in Concordia, Kansas. She attended the University of Kansas, where she received a Bachelor's degree in 1908 and a Master's degree in English in 1912.

Career After graduating from the University of Kansas, Branch was a teacher and preceptress at the College of the Sisters of Bethany in Topeka, Kansas. She taught at Cornell University from 1921 to 1922, after receiving her Ph.D.

In 1922, Branch joined Fairmount College (later renamed Wichita State University), as a professor and head of the Department of Biology.

Personal life Branch lived at 3756 E. Douglas in Wichita, Kansas. She was active in the Wichita Science Club for local science teachers and the Junior Committee of the Kansas Academy of Science. She received the Alumni Recognition Award in 1957. She was a member of the St. James Episcopal Church in Wichita.

Branch died on August 24, 1973, in Wichita. In 1975, the Hazel Branch Endowed Scholarship at Wichita State University was established from her estate, and awarded to students majoring in biology with the intent to attend a medical school.

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