June Esther Bacon-Bercey
Personal Information
Born: 1928
Died: 2019
Country of Birth: USA
Nationality: USA
Ethnicity: Black
Education
BA in Meteorology, University of California, Los Angeles, 1954; Master of Public Administration (MPA), University of Southern California, 1979; studied Mathematics 2 years at Friends University before transferring to UCLA
Professional Life
Field of Study: Radar Meteorology; Aviation Meteorology & Geophysical Science
Institution/Corporation: National Weather Service; Sperry Rand Corp; National Broadcasting Company; NOAA
Degrees & Memberships: none
Awards & Achievements
Awards: 1972, first African-American female awarded the American Meteorological Society s Seal of Approval for Excellence in Television Broadcasting; 2000, named a Minority Pioneer for Achievement in Atmospheric Sciences by NASA & National Science Foundation; 1982-1984, Certificate of Recognition for Sustained Superior Performance, NOAA; 1984-1992, Outstanding Contribution to Furthering the MIssion of NOAA; World s Who s Who of Women, Certificate of Merit; 2021, The Award for Broadcast Meteorology was renamed the June Bacon-Bercey Award for Broadcast Meteorology
Achievements: first African-American female to obtain a degree in Meteorology (UCLA); co-founded the American Meteorological Society s Board on Women & Minorities; helped established the first meteorology lab at Jackson State University in Mississippi
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