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Hall of Fame Inductee

Dr. Lilia Abron

LeMoyne-Owen College

About

Lilia Abron, a LeMoyne-Owen College alumna, was the first African American woman to earn a Ph.D. in chemical engineering in the United States. She founded PEER Consultants, an environmental engineering firm.

Accomplishments

  • First African American woman to earn a Ph.D. in chemical engineering in the U.S.
  • Founder of PEER Consultants.
  • Inducted into the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame in 1994.

Year of award

1994

Inducted into the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame — Science.