Jeane Porter Hester

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Jeane Porter Hester
Born	(1929-06-15)June 15, 1929 Big Spring, Texas, U.S.
Died	December 24, 2018(2018-12-24) (aged 89) Galveston, Texas, U.S.
Alma mater	Oklahoma College for Women, Oklahoma City University, University of Oklahoma
Awards	University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma Hall of Fame, Texas Women's Hall of Fame, Oklahoma Hall of Fame, Cohn de Laval Award
Scientific career
Fields	Oncology
Institutions	University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Jeane Porter Hester (June 15, 1929 – December 24, 2018) was an American physician known for her work in cancer research and therapy.^[1]^[2] She was a Professor of Medicine, Chief of Supportive Therapy, and Chief of Leukapheresis at University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas,^[3] and was one of the developers of IBM 2997, the computerized blood cell separator.^[4] She was inducted into the Texas Women's Hall of Fame in 1984 and the Oklahoma Hall of Fame in 1987.^[5]

Early life

Jeane Porter was born on June 15, 1929, in Big Spring, Texas.^[6] She grew up in Chickasha, Oklahoma.^[5] After graduating from Chickasha High School,^[5] she attended Oklahoma College for Women in Chickasha, where she majored in French^[2] and minored in history and philosophy.^[7]

Medical career

After graduating, she worked for a medical doctor in Chickasha and then as a secretary for an ophthalmologist in Oklahoma City, Dr. Welborn Sanger.^[2] Sanger, recognizing her potential talent in the medical field, promoted her to surgical assistant.^[2] Sanger encouraged her to complete a medical degree, so she studied in the pre-medical program at Oklahoma City University, graduating in 1963.^[2] She was admitted to the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, from which she graduated in 1967.^[2]^[5] In 1971, she completed a residency in hematology and oncology, and from 1971 to 1973, she was a fellow in oncology at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.^[2] Hester then became an assistant professor at MD Anderson, where she worked in cancer hematology research.^[2] She rose to the rank of professor and became Chief of Supportive Therapy and Chief of Leukapheresis service.^[5] Through the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute she worked as an exchange scientist to the Soviet Union.^[3]

Hester was one of the developers of IBM 2997, the computerized blood cell separator.^[4]^[5]^[2] The separator is "used in diagnosing red and white blood cells and platelets and the enhancement of cells to combat tumors."^[5]

Hester served on the editorial boards of the Journal of Clinical Apheresis, the Journal of the American Medical Association, and Plasma Therapy and Transfusion Technology.^[3] She has contributed to over 25 books and over 125 other writings.^[8]

Personal life and death

Jeane Porter married Bob Hester in 1951, and their son Steven was born in 1953.^[6] Jeane Porter Hester died in Galveston, Texas on December 24, 2018, at the age of 89.^[9]

Awards

Hester was a member of the Oklahoma College for Women Hall of Fame, the Texas Women's Hall of Fame, and the Oklahoma Hall of Fame.^[5] She was a recipient of the Cohn de Laval Award for great scientific contributions to apheresis.^[10]^[4]

References

^ Darcy, Bob and Jennifer F. Paustenbaugh. Oklahoma Women's Almanac, OPSA Press: Stillwater & Edmond, Oklahoma, 2005, p. 148.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Bayless, Glen. "Mentors Urged her to Try Medical Career," The Oklahoman, October 18, 1987. Accessed May 25, 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Texas Women's Hall of Fame: Hester, Jeane Porter," Archived 2013-02-08 at the Wayback Machine, Texas Women's University, updated May 9, 2016. Accessed May 25, 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c Hester, Jeane P. and Gail Rock. "Cohn de Laval Award Lectureship: The Science Behind the Success Development of a Continuous Flow Blood Cell Separator," Transfusion and Apheresis Science, Volume 52, Issue 1 (February 2015), Pages 2–7.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Hester, Jeane Porter," Archived 2016-06-24 at the Wayback Machine Oklahoma Hall of Fame, Accessed May 25, 2016.
^ ^a ^b Brown, Kelly. "Hester, Jeane Porter (1929-)" Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture Oklahoma Historical Society. Accessed May 25, 2016.
^ "Dr. Jeane Porter Hester Scholarship," Archived 2016-10-22 at the Wayback Machine University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma. Accessed May 25, 2016.
^ "Hester, Jeane Porter 1976," Archived 2016-10-22 at the Wayback Machine University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma. Accessed May 25, 2016.
^ "Jeane Hester". Legacy. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
^ "Awards: Cohn De laval Award," Archived 2022-12-07 at the Wayback Machine World Apheresis Association. Accessed May 25, 2016.

Texas Women's Hall of Fame

1980s

1984	Christia Adair Kate Atkinson Bell Vivian Castleberry Lila Cockrell Clotilde Pérez García Jeane Porter Hester Oveta Culp Hobby Mary Evelyn Blagg Huey Sarah T. Hughes Lady Bird Johnson Barbara Jordan Amy Freeman Lee
1985	Benjy Frances Brooks Patricia Happ Buffler Liz Carpenter Grace Woodruff Cartwright Helen Farabee Maria Elena Flood Willie Lee Glass Lydia Mendoza Jenny Lind Porter Louise Raggio Ann Richards Edna Gardner Whyte
1986	Anne Armstrong Mary Kay Ash Caro Crawford Brown Alicia Chacon Jody Conradt Margaret Cousins Wilhelmina Ruth Delco Frances Goff Mary Lavinia Griffith May Owen Sally Ride Ada Simond Hermine Tobolowsky
1987	Lucy G. Acosta Ruth Sharp Altshuler Margaret Harris Amsler Johnnie Benson Tommie Clack Kim Dawson Lillian Dunlap Elithe Hamilton Kirkland Donna Lopiano Katie Sherrod Donnya Stephens Dora Dougherty Strother Mary Nan West
1988	Nancy Brinker Margaret Pease Harper Ninfa Laurenzo Lane Murray Louise Ritter Ruth Taubert Seeger Bert Kruger Smith Eleanor Tinsley
1989	Barbara Bush Judith Craven Gussie Nell Davis Margaret Swan Forbes L. Ruth Guy Terry Hershey Lucia Rede Madrid Jane Wetzel

1990s

1993	Linda Louise Craft Ernestine Glossbrenner Gabrielle Kirk McDonald Eleanor Montague Aaronetta Hamilton Pierce Gloria G. Rodriguez Annette Strauss
1994	Rosa Ramirez Guerrero Irma Rangel Mary Beth Rogers Bess Whitehead Scott Hallie Stillwell Francie Larrieu Smith Alvia Wardlaw Martha Wong Eleanor Anne Young
1996	Ebby Halliday Acers Rita Crocker Clements Zina Garrison Sybil Harrington Kay Bailey Hutchison Vassar Miller Helen Oujesky Ruby Lee Piester Dian Graves Stai S. Eva Singletary
1998	Norma Lea Beasley Shirley Thompson Carter Elizabeth Lyons Ghrist Kay Granger Dixie Melillo Diana Natalicio Marsha Sharp

2000s

2000	Tillie Burgin Carol Dinkins Anna Maria Farias Juliet V. García Glenna Goodacre Wendy Harpham Jinger L. Heath Dealey Herndon Mamie L. McKnight Jo Stewart Randel Judy Rankin
2002	Karen Hughes Mae Jemison Angela Murdaugh Ann Williams
2004	Susan Combs Trinidad Mendenhall Mary Meyers Rosenfield Sheryl Swoopes
2006	Amanda Dunbar Kathleen Foster Shirley Neeley Ellen Vitetta
2008	Elsa Murano Sandra Day O'Connor Carolyn Peterson Louise Hopkins Underwood Huda Zoghbi

2010s

2010	Nancy W. Dickey Erma Johnson Hadley Teresa Lozano Long Judy Castle Scott Pamela Willeford
2012	Barbara Smith Conrad Anne Corn Nina Godiwalla Harriet O'Neill Mary Saunders
2014	Nandita Berry Joanne Herring Kim Olson Anita Perry Ann Stuart Senfronia Thompson Deborah Tucker Carolyn Wright
2016	Emma Carter Browning Susie Hitchcock-Hall Ginger Kerrick Renu Khator Selena
2018	Simone Biles Laura Bush Vikki Carr Susan Dell Tammie Jo Shults Elizabeth Anne Sueltenfuss Judith Zaffirini

2020s

2021	Lauren Anderson Charlye O. Farris Dawn Ferrell Ofelia Vasquez-Philo Kendra Scott Elaine Stolte
2023	Leta Andrews Mary Horn Val LaMantia Opal Lee Lavinia Masters Antonietta Quigg Charlotte Sharp Elizabeth Suarez

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