Nancy Marcus, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American biologist and college administrator
Date of Birth: 17-May-1950
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States
Date of Death: 12-Feb-2018
Profession: biologist, oceanographer, marine biologist, magician, academic administrator
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About Nancy Marcus
- Nancy Helen Marcus (May 17, 1950 – February 12, 2018) was an American biologist and oceanographer.
- During her graduate studies, Marcus became known as an expert on copepod ecology and evolutionary biology.
- She began her career as a postdoctoral fellow at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution where she studied copepod dormancy and its implications for marine aquaculture.
- She continued her field research as a professor of oceanography and later as the director of the Florida State University Marine Laboratory (FSU).
- During this time Marcus was elected as a Fellow of the Association for Women in Science and the American Association for the Advancement of Science and served as the President of the Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography.
- As the president, she led efforts in increase education activities and to increase the endowment fund. In 2005, Marcus transitioned from the sciences to college administration when she was appointed Dean of the FSU Graduate School.
- During her tenure, FSU nearly doubled the number of doctoral degrees awarded annually.
- She created several graduate academic programs and the FSU Office of Graduate Fellowships and Awards.
- Marcus served a term as chair of the Board of Directors for the Council of Graduate Schools to address the future of graduate education.
- Outside of academia, Marcus was a magician and ventriloquist.
- She served on the Goucher College Board of Trustees from 2009 to 2016 and was previously the chair of the academic affairs committee.
- Marcus died on February 12, 2018 after two years of treatment for uveal melanoma.
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