Yvonne Clark
mechanical engineer (1929-2019)
Yvonne Y. Clark (born Georgianna Yvonne Young; April 13, 1929 – January 27, 2019) was an American engineer. She is the first woman to get a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering at Howard University. She is the first woman to earn a master's degree in Engineering Management from Vanderbilt University. She was the first woman to serve as a faculty member in the College of Engineering and Technology at Tennessee State University, then an emereti Professor.[1][2]
Yvonne Young Clark | |
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 Yvonne Young Clark, ca 1961 | |
| Born | April 13, 1929 |
| Died | January 27, 2019 (aged 89) |
| Resting place | Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, KY |
| Nationality | American |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mechanical Engineering |
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Clark was the first African-American woman to earn a master's degree in Engineering Management from Vanderbilt University in 1972, after having sent the first African-American students to their engineering department earlier.[3]
References
change- ↑ "SWE Women - Clark". societyofwomenengineers. Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ↑ "Faculty About Us". TSU Mechanical Engineering. Tennessee State University. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- ↑ "Faculty". Tennessee State University. 5 March 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
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