Mary Murimi Receives Lifetime Achievement Award From the Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior

Mary Murimi, professor of nutrition at Texas Tech University, has received the Helen Denning Ullrich Annual Award for Lifetime Excellence in Nutrition Education from the Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior. The award is presented annually to scholars who have contributed at least 20 years of outstanding leadership experience in nutrition education programs.

Dr. Murimi has served as a professor in the College of Human Science at Texas Tech University for the past 12 years. Her current research centers around developing strategies to combat food insecurity and the related complications. In addition to her role with Texas Tech, she serves as chancellor of Daystar University in Kenya and as an adjunct professor at Hawassa University in Ethiopia. Earlier in her career, she spent 14 years on the faculty at Louisiana Tech University.

Dr. Murimi completed her bachelor’s degree in food and nutrition from Mundelein College, which has since been acquired by Loyola University Chicago. She holds a master’s degree in food and nutrition from Eastern Illinois University and a Ph.D. in human nutrition from Iowa State University.

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