Sheila Nash-Stevenson
Personal Information
Country of Birth: USA
Nationality: USA
Ethnicity: Black
Education
Alabama A&M University BS Electronic & Electrical Engineering 1981, MS Physics 1984, PhD Physics 1994
Professional Life
Field of Study: Physicist; Integration Engineer
Institution/Corporation: NASA; Alabama A&M University; Marshall Space Flight Center; Hughes Aircraft Company
Degrees & Memberships: Member: City of Madison Board of Education, Madison Rotary Club, Leadership Alabama, Leadership Huntsville/Madison County Alumni Association, National Technical Association, Huntsville Hospital for Women & Children Patient Family Advisory Council, International Women's Forum-Alabama, WEDC Foundation Board of Directors, Alabama A&M University Alumni Association, Greater Huntsville Chapter of the Links Inc, Delta Sigma Theta
Awards & Achievements
Awards: named 1 of the Top 50 Minority Women Scientists, National Technical Association; 1998, NASA Fellowship; 2022, Modern Figure Award, NASA; 2022, named 1 of the Women Who Shape the State, This is Alabama Organization; 2022, National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame; 2019, Woman of Distinction, Girl Scouts
Achievements: integration engineer for the Planetary Programs Missions Office at Marshall Space Flight Center; 1st African-American female PhD in Physics recipient in Alabama