Trask, Ramoth Huff (May 31, 1896 - December 1973)
Dates
- Existence: May 31, 1896 - December 1973
Biographical Information
Ramoth Huff graduated from Purdue University in 1920 with a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy. She was a member of the Alpha Chi Omega, Alpha Beta Chapter sorority and was sorority sisters with Elizabeth Speirs, with whom she became life-long friends. Huff married fellow alumni, Verne Trask.
After graduation, Trask worked as a chemist and laboratory technician in Washington, DC, Pittsburgh, PA, and Indianapolis, IN, where her and Verne remained until their deaths. Trask also earned her student's pilot license in 1928 and was permitted to pilot solo practice flights.
Ramoth Trask died on December 18, 1973, preceded in death by her husband. Ramoth and Verne Trask established The Trask Venture Fund at Purdue in 1974 through an estate gift.
Citation:
Board of Trustees. (1920, June 8). Minutes. Purdue University. Purdue University Archives and Special Collections. Retrieved from: http://earchives.lib.purdue.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/bot/id/1778/rec/1Citation:
Debris yearbook. (1920). Purdue University. Purdue University Archives and Special Collections. Retrieved from: http://earchives.lib.purdue.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/debris/id/30968/rec/3Citation:
Elizabeth Speirs collection on Ramoth Trask. Purdue University Archives and Special Collections. Purdue University Libraries and School of Information Studies, West Lafayette IN.Citation:
Raley, A. (undated). Engagement builds enduring partnership for Purdue and the state. Purdue News. Purdue University. Retrieved from: https://news.uns.purdue.edu/html3month/0205.Persp.Engagement.htmlFound in 1 Collection or Record:
Elizabeth Speirs collection on Ramoth H. Trask
Includes Ramoth H. Trask's student pilot's permit from 1928, newspaper clippings of her obituary and posthumous donations to Purdue, and a photograph of the Alpha Chi Omega sorority in 1919 where Trask was a member.