Background
Williams, Carolyn Ruth Armstrong was born on February 17, 1944 in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. Daughter of Lonnie and Lois Adel America (Merriweather) Armstrong.
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Carolyn Ruth Armstrong Williams
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Bachelor of Science, Tennessee State University, 1966; certified, Hawaii U., 1970; Master of Arts, Northwestern University, 1972; Master of Arts, Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell Univercity, 1978; postgraduate, Exeter U., England, 1985; postgraduate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1990, 93; postgraduate, Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1992.
Career
Postdoctoral fellow, Harvard University, 1982-1983;
special project assistant, United States Senator Paul Tsongas, Boston, 1983;
assistant vice chancellor, North Carolina Center U., Durham, 1983-1987;
assistant dean for minorities and women engineering programs, Vanderbilt University School Engineering, Nashville, 1987-1997;
consultant Stennis Research Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Nashville, since 1997. Associate director Cornell Univercity Career Center, Ithaca, New York, 1976-1982, edn.cons. Youth Data, Ithaca, since 1981, Le Moyne College College Higher Education Preparation Program, 1977-1983.
Consultant unites states department Education Review Board. Judge Goodrich Collegiate Inventor Program. Board directors Station WBGH television, Boston.
Participant National.Scis. Resources Center Conference on pre-college education for scientists and engineers California Institute Technology, 1992.
Achievements
Membership
Board of directors Southern Policies Ednl. Board, 1983-1987, Clean Commission System of Durham Board, 1982-1987. Member National Association Women Deans and Administrative Counselors (Executive Board since 1981), Cornell Women Studies Program (Executive Board since 1981), National Society Black Engineers (advisory board, president region III since 1990, Black Engineer Leadership award 1988, Charles E. Tunstall award 1990, 91, National Appreciation award 1997), Association Women in Science (Executive Board since 1990, national secretary since 1992), Society Women Engineers (technical coordinator since 1988, coordinator technical paper competition, chairadv. board since 1990), National Association Minority Engineering Program Adminstrs.
(secretary, president-elect, chair region B since 1990, Executive Board, board directors, national editor newsletter since 1990), Rotary, Phi Delta Kappa, Delta Sigma Theta, Omicron Delta (Vanderbilt chapter), Phi Lambda Theta.
Interests
Connections
Married James Alvin Williams Junior, March 16, 1968.
