Mary J. Berg Scholarship

This fund was established by Ordean K. Berg to honor the memory of his beloved daughter, Dr. Mary J. Berg, in recognition of her internationally appreciated contributions to the advancement of women’s health.

Mary J. Berg, pharmacist and scholar, was born in 1950 in Fargo, North Dakota, to Ordean and Anna Margaret (Skramstad) Berg. Berg earned a BS in pharmacy from North Dakota State University in 1974 and a doctorate in pharmacy from the University of Kentucky in 1978. In 1980, Berg became an assistant professor at the University of Iowa and in 1995, she was the first woman promoted to full professor in the College of Pharmacy at the University of Iowa.

Berg achieved international prominence for her work on gender-related differences in medication response and her efforts to foster the role of women in pharmacy. Berg co-edited four books, published over fifty articles, and gave numerous presentations around the world on women in pharmacy and gender-related health issues. She was an active member of numerous professional organizations including Kappa Epsilon, the Advisory Committee to the Office of Research on Women’s Health for the National Institutes of Health, and the Society for the Advancement of Women’s Health Research, which she served as a member of its board of directors from 1998 to 2002.