Jacqueline Jakway (1928-2008)
editJaqueline Halle Sinks Jakway was an associate professor of cell biology and anatomy at the State University of New York. She had a 40-year long trajectory of teaching generations of students through the years. [1]Her unique, enthusiastic teaching styles benefited many health professionals that work in the field today.
Early Life & Education
editJacqueline was born in Puerto Rico in the year 1928 to parents, Nelle Millspaugh and the late Alfred Sinks. She lived with her maternal grandparents growing up, which were Mr. and Mrs. Frank Millspaugh.[2] Jackie graduated from Joplin High School in 1946, and she then attended Park College in Parkville, Missouri, where she received her Bachelor’s in Biology in the year 1950. [2]She then earned her PhD in Anatomy from the University of Kansas in 1958, and this was followed by postdoctoral work at the University of Nebraska in 1961. Jakway then became an assistant professor at the University of California.[2]
Personal Life
editDuring the time of her postdoctoral work. Jacqueline married George Jakway and their marriage lasted 11 years. After their divorce, she moved to SUNY Downstate Medical Center in the year 1967, where she remained for the rest of her professional life.[2]
Career
editJakway was part of a research study called, “A simplified approach to teaching medical students the ocular movements and the rationale in testing the oculomotor, trochlear, and abducent nerves”, in which her along with her colleague Paulette Bernd, studied the relationship between the contraction of the adductor and abductor muscles and its nerves.[3] She specialized in research of the brain, especially the thalamus. [1]She was part of the histology and neuroscience faculty at State University of New York Downstate Medical College. Jacqueline was revered as a gifted lecturer and she excelled in laboratory and unique modes of teaching.[1]
Illness & Death
editJakway had a difficult and brief battle with metastatic cancer, which resulted in her passing on March 25, 2008 at the age of 79. Her body was given to Columbia University for science research. She is remembered as a favorite among her students as well as by her faculty.
References
- ^ a b c "SUNY Downstate – Woman's History Month". www.downstate.edu. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
- ^ a b c d "Remembering the life of Jacqueline Sinks Jakway 2008". obituaries.joplinglobe.com. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
- ^ Bernd, Paulette; Jakway, Jacqueline (2008). "A simplified approach to teaching medical students ocular movements and the rationale in testing the oculomotor, trochlear, and abducent nerves". Anatomical Sciences Education. 1 (3): 126–129. doi:10.1002/ase.25. ISSN 1935-9780.