Background
Long was born in Cleveland, Ohio, the daughter of Andrew and Heloweise Davis Duhart.
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Irene Duhart Long
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Education
She graduated from East High School in Cleveland, and in 1973, she received her bachelor"s degree in biology from Northwestern University.
Career
She was the first female Chief Medical Officer at the Kennedy Space Center. In 1977, Long received her medical degree from the Saint Louis University School of Medicine followed by residencies at the Cleveland Clinic, Mountain. Sinai Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio, and Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio, where she received her Masters of Science degree in aerospace medicine.
In 1982 Long went to work for National Aeronautics and Space Administration as a physician.
In 1994, she was appointed director of the Biomedical Operations and Research Office at the Kennedy Space Center. In 2000, she was appointed as Chief Medical Officer and Associate Director of Spaceport Services at the Kennedy Space Center.
She retired at the age of 63 and David Tipton assumed the duties as Chief Medical Officer in 2013. She worked for National Aeronautics and Space Administration for 31 years.
Achievements
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1986 - Kennedy Space Center Federal Woman of the Year Award 1995 - Society of National Aeronautics and Space Administration Flight Surgeons Presidential Award 1998 - Women in Aerospace Outstanding Achievement Award 2001 - Ohio Women's Hall of Fame 2005 - Lifetime Achievement Award, Women of Color Technology Conference 2010 - Strughold Award, Space Medicine Association.
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Nationality
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Awards
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1986 - Kennedy Space Center Federal Woman of the Year Award 1995 - Society of NASA Flight Surgeons Presidential Award 1998 - Women in Aerospace Outstanding Achievement Award 2001 - Ohio Women’s Hall of Fame 2005 - Lifetime Achievement Award, Women of Color Technology Conference 2010 - Strughold Award, Space Medicine Association1986 - Kennedy Space Center Federal Woman of the Year Award 1995 - Society of NASA Flight Surgeons Presidential Award 1998 - Women in Aerospace Outstanding Achievement Award 2001 - Ohio Women’s Hall of Fame 2005 - Lifetime Achievement Award, Women of Color Technology Conference 2010 - Strughold Award, Space Medicine Association