Cottage Hill Baptist Church, Mobile
Mobile Baptist Association
Favorite Bible Verse: Psalm 121
Favorite Hymn: “In the Garden”
Hobbies: Watching sports and doing church work
Dorothy Zorn is a member of the Judson College board of advisors. Recently she endowed a scholarship at the college. After attending Judson from 1944 until 1946, she transferred to the University of Alabama to enter the medical field. Once she received her degree and interned at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Zorn received extensive education in pre-cancer detection and worked to diagnose cancer patients at Mobile Infirmary Medical Center. Last year, she was awarded the 2006 Alumna Loyalty Award from Judson.
Q: How did you become involved with Judson College?
A: Three of my aunts attended Judson, and my Uncle Fred married a Judson girl. My father was also keen on Judson. I promised him I’d go one semester and planned to leave when my promise was fulfilled but I became attached.
Q: What led you into the field of cancer detection?
A: My interest in cancer developed as several members of my family were diagnosed with various cancers. My father died of colon cancer when I was in college. So I started taking courses I thought would lead me into the medical field. I became involved with cancer detection working first with human tissue. Then I studied at Cornell University in New York under the doctor who founded the Pap smear test.
Q: What did you get from this work?
A: My satisfaction was thinking that I had a part in saving others’ lives.
Q: How have you stayed involved with Judson through the years?
A: I’m active in the Judson alumni group of Mobile and Baldwin counties.
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