Jennie R. Patrick
Personal Information
Born: 1949
Country of Birth: USA
Nationality: USA
Ethnicity: Black
Education
Tuskegee University left 1970 when chemical engineering program was terminated; University of California at Berkeley BS Chemical Engineering 1973; Massachusetts Institute of Technology PhD Chemical Engineering 1979
Professional Life
Field of Study: Chemical Engineering; Educator
Institution/Corporation: Tuskegee University; GE; Philip Morris Research Facility; Rohm & Haas
Degrees & Memberships: Honorary Degree: Tuskegee University (1984); Member: AICE Sigma Xi NOBCChE
Awards & Achievements
Awards: American Association of University Women Postdoctoral Fellowship; National Fellowship Foundation Scholarship; 1980 Outstanding Women in Science & Engineering Award National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists & Chemical Engineers (NOBCChE); 1984 Candace Award National Coalition of 100 Black Women; 1987 Presidential Citation National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education; 2000 William W. Grimes Award American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AICE); 2008 Black Achievers In Chemical Engineering Award AICE
Achievements: 1st African-American female to obtain a traditional PhD in Chemical Engineering at MIT; while teaching at Tuskegee developed a mentoring program for girls in science & taught students survival strategies for surviving in hostile environments
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