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Kathleen Keen Zolber

1916 – 1999

American dietitian

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Lived 1916 – 1999 (aged 82). Kathleen Keen Zolber was a dietitian and scientist.

Esther Kathleen Keen Zolber (December 9, 1916 – January 29, 1999) was an American registered dietitian, Seventh-day Adventist and vegetarianism activist. She was president of the American Dietetic Association 1982–1983.

Biography Zolber was born Esther Kathleen Keen in Walla Walla, Washington. She obtained her BA in foods and nutrition from Walla Walla College in 1941 and after graduation worked as food service director and manager for the college store. Zolber obtained a master's degree from Washington State University in 1961 and returned to Walla Walla College as associate professor. She was one of seven reviewers for the 1988 position of the American Dietetic Association on vegetarian diets.

Selected publications Producing Meals Without Meat (1975) Diet Manual: Utilizing a Vegetarian Diet Plan (with Judy Dean Baloga, Marilyn Delinger, Margaret Kemmerer and Lydia Sonnenberg, 1978) The Vegetarian Diet: Food For Us All (with Ulma Doyle Register and Lydia Sonnenberg, 1981) Work Function Analysis of Vegetarian Entrée Production (1986)

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Who was Kathleen Keen Zolber?

American dietitian

When was Kathleen Keen Zolber born?

Kathleen Keen Zolber was born on 9 December 1916.

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Kathleen Keen Zolber died on 29 January 1999.

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Kathleen Keen Zolber was a dietitian and scientist.

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