Awards

National Academies - 1952

American Association for the Advancement of Science

About Ruth Griswold

A native of Chicago, Ruth Mary Griswold was born November 3, 1908, the daughter of Frederic Howard Griswold and Ruth (Hardy) Griswold. She joined the IU faculty in 1951 as associate professor in the Department of Home Economics. She was promoted to professor in 1963. She previously taught at Michigan State University and the University of Chicago. She worked at Pillsbury Flour Mills Company for three years as well.

Griswold authored “Experimental Study of Foods,” a textbook for advanced college food courses. Griswold earned her undergraduate degree from Vassar College (1930) and her master’s (1932) and doctorate (1944) degrees from the University of Chicago. She was a member of the American Home Economics Association, Institute of Food Technologists, the Association of Vitamin Chemists, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. She was also active with the American Association of University Professors, Sigma Delta Epsilon, Sigma Xi, Quadrangle Club in Chicago, and Delta Kappa Gamma. Griswold died in Bloomington, Indiana on January 18, 1966 after undergoing surgery.