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Shirley Ann Jackson, FREng (born August 5, 1946) is an American physicist, and was the 18th president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.She is the first African American woman to have earned a doctorate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Theoretical Elementary Particle Physics, [1] and the first African American woman to have earned a doctorate at MIT in any field. [2]
“I am Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson!” she intoned after another student (a fifth grader!) made it clear she wanted to hear her story. Johnson went on. “I am one of the first African American women ...
The musical family — comprised of nine siblings — first came to prominence in the '60s. With news of Tito Jackson's death in Sept. 2024, look back at their memorable photos
Shirley Hardie Jackson (December 14, 1916 – August 8, 1965) was an American writer known primarily for her works of horror and mystery.Her writing career spanned over two decades, during which she composed six novels, two memoirs, and more than 200 short stories.
He was a member of the Rensselaer Board of Trustees beginning in 1991 until he passed (as an active trustee from May 1991 through December 2012, and subsequently a trustee emeritus), and was the interim president of RPI from April 1998 until July 1999, until the current President, Shirley Ann Jackson was recruited. [4]
Years after her trans child, 9, made history as the pink-haired National Geographic cover model, mom Debi Jackson looks back: 'We were at a great place in our country' Beth Greenfield April 5 ...
The Jackson family is an American family of musicians and entertainers from Gary, Indiana. Many of the children of Joseph Walter (or Joe) and Katherine Esther Jackson were successful musicians, notably the brothers that formed the Motown boy band the Jackson 5 (later known as the Jacksons). Several of the siblings also had successful solo careers.
The Shirley Ann Jackson Stock Index From January 2008 to December 2012, if you bought shares in companies when Shirley Ann Jackson joined the board, and sold them when she left, you would have a 43.2 percent return on your investment, compared to a -2.8 percent return from the S&P 500.