Allyson Debra Yarbrough

Background

Yarbrough, Allyson Debra was born on February 14, 1958 in Peterborough, England. Daughter of Freddy Dekhoma and Rosalind Mavis Yarbrough.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, New Mexico State University, 1979. Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, Cornell University, 1985. Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering, Cornell University, 1988.

Career

Research assistant National Atmospheric and Ionospheric Center, Arecibo, Puerto Rico, 1979. Microwave applications engineer Hewlett-Packard Company, Santa Rosa, California, 1979-1982. Associate professor California State University, Los Angeles, 1988-1989.

Technical staff Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, California, 1989-1993, section manager, 1993-1999, department director, since 1999.

Achievements

• Allyson Debra Yarbrough has been listed as a noteworthy electrical engineer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Microwave Theory and Techniques Society, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Eta Kappa Nu.

Interests

• Woodworking, sewing, collecting vintage radios.

Connections

Married John Russell Scarpulla, May.

Father:

Freddy Dekhoma

Mother:

Rosalind Mavis Yarbrough

Spouse:

John Russell Scarpulla