Background
Heyward, Ilene Patricia was born on April 9, 1948 in Plainfield, New Jersey, United States.
Heyward, Ilene Patricia was born on April 9, 1948 in Plainfield, New Jersey, United States.
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Fairleigh Dickinson University, 1976. Master of Science in Chemistry, New York University, 1987.
Laboratory associate American Telephone & Telegraph Company Labs, Murray Hill, New Jersey, 1976-1977, senior technical associate, 1978-1981, associate member technical staff, 1981-1983, member technical staff, since 1983.
Active Grant Avenue Community Center, Plainfield, since 1980, also science advisory council. Member American Chemical Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, National Association Black Chemists.
Daughter of William Winter and Bonlyn (Pitts) Nesbitt. Divorced; 1 child, Eric Eugene.