Jean Marie Schmidt, 77, died on January 3. 2016. Jean attended the University of Iowa, Iowa City, earning degrees in Bacteriology, B.A. 1959, M.S. 1961, and a Ph.D. in Bacteriology, University of California, Berkeley, 1965. Jean was a professor of microbiology at ASU from 1966-2005. During those years she was Assistant Professor of Microbiology, 1971-79; Professor of Microbiology, 1979-2005; Acting Chair, Dept. of Microbiology, 1988-89; Associate Chair, Dept. of Microbiology, 1991; Associate Director for Cancer Biology, Cancer Research Institute, 1984 to 2005. She was a member of several honor societies and held professional fellowships. Jean is survived by an uncle and numerous first cousins.