http://www.thebannekerinstitute.org A tribute to the achievements of Blacks in the STEM fields (past and present). daily 1 2008-03-24T16:34:50Z http://www.thebannekerinstitute.org/resources/featured-scientist/bernard-harris First African-American to Walk in Space No publisher admin 2008-06-27T15:50:53Z Page http://www.thebannekerinstitute.org/resources/featured-scientist/frederick-mckinley-jones Frederick McKinley Jones was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on May 17, 1893. Growing up as an orphan and not attending school beyond grade eight, Jones was ultimately to become one of the most prolific black inventors. No publisher admin 2008-06-27T15:51:20Z Page http://www.thebannekerinstitute.org/resources/featured-scientist/evelyn-boyd-granville Evelyn Boyd Granville earned her doctorate from Yale University in 1949; in that year she and Marjorie Lee Browne (at the University of Michigan) became the first African American women to receive doctoral degrees in mathematics; it would be more than a dozen years before another black woman would earn a Ph.D. in the field. No publisher hong 2008-03-24T21:17:44Z Page http://www.thebannekerinstitute.org/resources/featured-scientist/lloyd-augustus-hall Lloyd Hall was a pioneer in the field of food chemistry, creating many of the food preservative chemicals that are now used to keep food fresh without losing its flavor in scientific communities. No publisher hong 2008-03-24T21:16:49Z Page http://www.thebannekerinstitute.org/resources/featured-scientist/jon-slaughter Dr. Jon Slaughter has a long and distinguished background as a leader in the education, engineering and the scientific communities. No publisher hong 2007-09-27T14:30:30Z Page http://www.thebannekerinstitute.org/resources/featured-scientist/fern-y-hunt In 2000, Dr. Fern Hunt was awarded the prestigious Arthur S. Flemming Award for Outstanding Federal Service. It is given every year to 12 federal employees and 3 of them are in the scientific category. No publisher admin 2008-03-24T21:15:45Z Page http://www.thebannekerinstitute.org/resources/featured-scientist/kevin-t-kornegay Motorola Foundation Professor; Associate Professor Electronic Design and Applications, and Microelectronics/Microsystems No publisher admin 2008-03-24T21:14:29Z Page http://www.thebannekerinstitute.org/resources/featured-scientist/vanessa-northington-gamble Social activist for equal access to quality medical care for all Americans No publisher hong 2008-03-24T21:15:19Z Page http://www.thebannekerinstitute.org/resources/featured-scientist/dr-david-harold-blackwell Professor Emeritus of Statistics No publisher admin 2008-03-24T21:08:12Z Page http://www.thebannekerinstitute.org/resources/featured-scientist/the-honorable-shirley-ann-jackson-ph-d 18th President of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute No publisher admin 2008-03-24T21:05:44Z Page http://www.thebannekerinstitute.org/resources/featured-scientist/patricia-s-cowings-ph-d Research Psychologist, Psychophysiologist No publisher admin 2008-03-24T21:05:04Z Page http://www.thebannekerinstitute.org/resources/featured-scientist/freeman-a-hrabowski-iii Mathematician, Author, Educator and Civil Rights Leader No publisher admin 2008-03-24T21:06:37Z Page http://www.thebannekerinstitute.org/resources/featured-scientist/johnnetta-betsch-cole Anthropologist, First African American President of Spelman College No publisher admin 2008-03-24T21:07:21Z Page http://www.thebannekerinstitute.org/resources/featured-scientist/george-washington-carver Prominent agricultural chemist and revered faculty member of the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. No publisher admin 2008-03-24T21:13:10Z Page