Yvonne Young Clark

Born: 1929

Died: 2019

Country of Birth: USA

Nationality: USA

Ethnicity: Black

Boston Latin Academy-2 years of study; 1951, BS Mechanical Engineering, Howard University; 1972, MS Engineering Management, Vanderbilt University

Field of Study: Mechanical Engineering

Institution/Corporation: Tennessee State University (TSU); Frankford Arsenal; RCA; NASA;Northrup Grumman

Degrees & Memberships: Member: Society of Women Engineers (SWE), American Society of Engineering Educators, American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Awards: 1990, Mechanism of the Year, TSU Chapter of ASME; 1977, Women of Color Technology Award, for Educational Leadership, US Black Engineers; 1977, Adult Black Achievers Award, NW Family YMCA; 2001, Distinguished Service Award, Tennessee Society of Professional Engineers; 1998, Distinguished Engineering Educator Award, SWE; 2006, President s Distinguished University Award, TSU; 2008, Educator of the Year Award, Delta Sigma Theta

Achievements: 1st woman to obtain a BS in Mechanical Engineering at Howard University, 1951; 1st woman to obtain a Masters in Engineering at Vanderbilt University, 1972; 1st female faculty member at College of Engineering & Technology at TSU, 1956;worked on recoilless weapons at Frankford Arsenal, Saturn V engines for NASA & receptacles for returning moon specimens to earth; did extensive research on refrigerants; helped start Tennessee State s chapter of Pi Tau Sigma; 1952, integrated SWE; 1st African American female engineer hired at Frankford Arsenal Gage Laboratory (1951), RCA (1954) & Ford Motor Company Glass Plant (1971); earned Professional Engineers Licence 1960