Marilyn Gayle Barrios Kilgen is an American microbiologist and seafood safety scientist.
12 Facts About Marilyn Kilgen
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Marilyn Kilgen is the Alcee Fortier Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus at Nicholls State University.
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Marilyn Kilgen chose to attend her father's alma mater for post-secondary education, Nicholls State University.
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Marilyn Kilgen received her bachelor's degree in science from Nicholls State University in 1966 before earning her doctorate in microbiology from Auburn University in 1970.
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Marilyn Kilgen returned to Nicholls State University as a professor on August 23,1971 after completing her graduate studies.
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Marilyn Kilgen became head of the biology department in 1994 while working three terms as a US Secretary of Agriculture appointee.
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The year of its creation, Marilyn Kilgen helped the university procure a boat for marine and environmental biology.
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In 1997, Marilyn Kilgen was approached by Oysterman Ernie Voisin of Motivatit Seafoods in Houma to help him research high-pressure water processing and its potential for killing food-borne bacteria.
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Marilyn Kilgen eventually stepped down as Department Head to become the Director of the Institute for Seafood Studies.
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In 2011, Marilyn Kilgen helped the university acquire a 25-foot research boat to survey oyster beds in the Barataria-Terrebonne estuaries.
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Marilyn Kilgen sat on the 2012 Louisiana Center for Women in Government and Business Hall of Fame committee.
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Marilyn Kilgen sits on the Committee On Evaluation Of The Safety Of Fishery Products.