Katheryn Lee Emanuel Lawson

Born: 1926

Died: 2008

Country of Birth: USA

Nationality: USA

Ethnicity: Black

Dillard College (now University) BA Natural Science 1945; Tuskegee Institute (now University) MS Organic Chemistry; University of New Mexico PhD Radiochemistry 1957

Field of Study: Chemistry

Institution/Corporation: Sandia National laboratories; Bendix Corp Research Labs

Degrees & Memberships: Member: National Urban League Black Executive Exchange Program; Fair Housing board, Albuquerque, NM; American Chemical Society

Awards: none found

Achievements: one of the first African-American female chemists at Sandia Labs