Eugenia L. Mobley Explained

Eugenia L. Mobley
Other Names:Eugenia Mobley McGinnis
Birth Date:1922
Birth Place:Alabama
Death Date:May 2, 2011 (aged 89)
Death Place:Nashville, Tennessee
Occupation:Dentist, college administrator

Eugenia Lathy Mobley McGinnis (1922 – May 2, 2011) was an American dentist. She was dean of the dental school and vice-president at Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee.

Early life and education

Mobley was born in Alabama, the daughter of Eugene Mobley and Gussie Dean Mobley.[1] [2] She earned her bachelor's degree at Tennessee State University in 1943, then earned her dentistry degree at Meharry Medical College in Nashville.[3] She further earned a master's degree in public health at the University of Michigan in 1948.[4] She was a member of Delta Sigma Theta.[5]

Career

Mobley was a dentist and professor of dentistry. From 1948 to 1950, she was director of public health dentistry for the Jefferson County Health Department in Alabama. She had a dental practice in Birmingham, Alabama, in the 1950s, while her husband was practicing as a physician at the Veterans Hospital in Tuskegee.[6] [7] In 1978, she became dean of the dental school at Meharry Medical College.[8] She was the second woman to head an American dental school, after Jeanne Sinkford at Howard University in 1975.[9] [10] [11] She later became the medical school's vice president. She oversaw Meharry's outreach for oral cancer prevention.[12] She was a charter member of the Nashville chapter of The Links.[13]

Publications

Mobley's research in public health dentistry[14] [15] was published in academic journals, including Journal of the American Dental Association[16] [17] and Journal of Public Health Dentistry.[18] [19]

Personal life and legacy

Eugenia L. Mobley married physician Charles William McGinnis in 1950.[23] [24] [25] He died in 2002.[26] Their son William Eugene McGinnis died in 2003.[27] [28] She died in 2011, aged 89 years, in Nashville. The Mobley/Singleton Lecture program at Meharry is named in honor of Eugenia Mobley and her colleague J. B. Singleton.[29]

Notes and References

  1. News: 1985-12-09. Gussie Dean Mobley. 50. The Tennessean. 2022-02-16. Newspapers.com.
  2. News: 1952-04-26. Dr. E. M. McGinnis and Mother Visit in Tennessee. 2. The Huntsville Mirror. 2022-02-16. Newspapers.com.
  3. "In Memoriam: First Female Dean, School of Dentistry" The Tennessee Tribune (May 19, 2011): 9A. via ProQuest
  4. Book: https://books.google.com/books?id=KfPhAAAAMAAJ&dq=Eugenia+L.+Mobley&pg=RA2-PA33. The Michigan Alumnus. November 1966. Alumni Association of the University of Michigan. 33. en. Class Notes.
  5. Web site: May 6, 2011. Eugenia Mobley McGinnis. 2022-02-16. The Tennessean, via Legacy.com.
  6. News: 1953-02-10. Social and Personal. 6. The Tuskegee Herald. 2022-02-16. Newspapers.com.
  7. News: 1952-07-26. Dr. McGinnis Visits. 3. The Huntsville Mirror. 2022-02-16. Newspapers.com.
  8. April 20, 1978. People. Jet. 19.
  9. Bolden. Theodore E.. April 1977. Two 'Jeans'. Quarterly of the National Dental Association. 35. 104. Internet Archive.
  10. Harris, Sandra (April 30, 2006). "A.A.W.D President’s Letter" DentistryIQ.
  11. Web site: Johnson. NL. March 2, 2021. Celebrating Women's History Month with Dean Spatafore. 2022-02-16. VCU School of Dentistry. en-US.
  12. "Meharry Provides Program To Combat Oral Cancer", Chicago Daily Defender (01 Nov 1969): 5. via ProQuest
  13. https://www.parthenonlinks.org/officers-members "Charter Members"
  14. News: 1957-10-04. $34,500 Grant for Dental Caries. 4. The Black Dispatch. 2022-02-16. Newspapers.com.
  15. News: 1959-03-30. Meharry Gets Dental Grant. 10. Nashville Banner. 2022-02-16. Newspapers.com.
  16. Mobley. Eugenia L.. Smith. Stanley H.. 1963-04-01. Some social and economic factors relating to periodontal disease among young Negroes: No. 1.. The Journal of the American Dental Association. English. 66. 4. 486–491. 10.14219/jada.archive.1963.0125. 0002-8177.
  17. Robinson. Barbara A.. Mobley. Eugenia L.. Pointer. Martha B.. 1967-01-01. Is dental health education the answer?. The Journal of the American Dental Association. English. 74. 1. 124–128. 10.14219/jada.archive.1967.0006. 0002-8177.
  18. Pointer. Martha B.. Mobley. Eugenia L.. 1969. Dental Status and Needs in a Poverty-Population of North Nashville, Tennessee. Journal of Public Health Dentistry. en. 29. 4. 239–245. 10.1111/j.1752-7325.1969.tb00522.x. 5261653. 1752-7325.
  19. Mobley. Eugenia L.. 1964. Testing the Oral Hygiene Index; Its Use in Epidemiological Studies*. Journal of Public Health Dentistry. en. 24. 3. 144–148. 10.1111/j.1752-7325.1964.tb00446.x. 1752-7325.
  20. Mobley, Eugenia L., and Martha A. Pointer. "Dental caries and periodontal conditions among Negro children in Tennessee." Tenn. Dent. AJ 40 (1960): 21-8.
  21. Mobley. E. L.. 1967-04-01. Dental program for the chronically ill and aged. Journal - Tennessee State Dental Association. 47. 2. 147–154. 0091-3987. 4225571.
  22. Book: Bolden, Theodore Edward. Dental Hygiene Examination Review Book: 2000 Multiple Choice Questions and Answers Referenced to Textbooks, Edited by Theodore E. Bolden, Eugenia L. Mobley [and] Elzer S. Chandler]. 1969. Medical Examination Publishing Company. en.
  23. "Birmingham Dentist And Medical Student Engaged" The Chicago Defender (08 July 1950): 8. via ProQuest
  24. News: 1953-05-23. Doctors Journey to New York. 3. The Huntsville Mirror. 2022-02-16. Newspapers.com.
  25. "Beautiful Candlelight Nuptials Unite Couple" The Chicago Defender (04 Nov 1950): 10. via ProQuest
  26. News: 2002-09-29. Charles W. McGinnis. 33. The Tennessean. 2022-02-16. Newspapers.com.
  27. News: Loggins. Kirk. 1993-06-24. Driver guilty of vehicular homicide, 4th DUI, driving on revoked license. 13. The Tennessean. 2022-02-16. Newspapers.com.
  28. News: 2003-01-26. William E. McGinnis. 31. The Tennessean. 2022-02-16. Newspapers.com.
  29. https://home.mmc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/sodpolicies_2015.pdf "The Mobley/Singleton Lecture"

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