Alfreda Johnson Webb (born February 21, 1923, in Mobile, Alabama) was a professor of biology and a doctor of veterinary medicine.
[1] Webb was the first of two African American women to graduate from a school of veterinary medicine in the United States in 1949.
[4] She began her career as an instructor in anatomy at Tuskegee in 1950 and remained there until 1959 rising to the rank of associate professor.
[7] In the Who's Who in American Politics (17th ed, 1999)[8] she is listed as Member at Large, Democratic National Committee, North Carolina on which she served from 1972 to 1980.
[11] The General Assembly of North Carolina ratified a Senate joint resolution on March 4, 2013, to honor the life and memory of Webb and other African American legislators.
[16] In 2016, the North Carolina State College of Veterinary Medicine established a $50,000 endowed Dr. Alfreda Johnson Webb Scholarship Award to cover educational expenses for two students from under-represented groups.