Yvonne Clark
Yvonne Young Clark | |
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Clark in c. 1961 | |
| Born | April 13, 1929 Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | January 27, 2019 (aged 89) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Resting place | Cave Hill Cemetery Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mechanical Engineering |
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Yvonne Y. Clark (born Georgianna Yvonne Young; April 13, 1929 – January 27, 2019) was a pioneer for African-American and women engineers. Also known as Y.Y., she was the first woman to earn a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering at Howard University, the first woman to earn a master's degree in Engineering Management from Vanderbilt University, and the first woman to serve as a faculty member in the College of Engineering and Technology at Tennessee State University, afterward becoming a professor emeritus.