Chicita F. Culberson
Chicita Frances Culberson is an American lichenologist.Education
She graduated with a B.S. from the University of Cincinnati in 1953, where she also met her future husband, Bill Culberson. In 1954, Received an M.S. from the University of Wisconsin in 1954 and in 1959 received a Ph.D. from Duke University.Career
A botanical researcher at Duke University, Culberson pioneered the use of thin-layer chromatography in the identification of secondary lichen products.
In 1992, she became one of the first modern recipients of the Acharius Medal.Culberson was married to fellow lichenologist Bill Culberson from 1953 until his death in 2003.
