Background
Clayton-Townsend, JoAnn was born on December 8, 1935 in Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States. Daughter of James Wooley and Rachel (McLaughlin) Clayton-Townsend.
Clayton-Townsend, JoAnn was born on December 8, 1935 in Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States. Daughter of James Wooley and Rachel (McLaughlin) Clayton-Townsend.
Bachelor, University Tulsa, 1958. Master of Arts, George Washington University, 1990.
Chief legislation assistant, United States House Representatives, Washington, 1974-1979; analyst, National Research Council/NAS, Washington, since 1979. Director aeronautics and space engineering board National Research Council, since 1990.
President Turkish-American Cultural Society, Ankara, Turkey, 1972-1973. Fellow American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (associate). Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Astronomical Society, International Institute Space Law (proceedings editor since 1998), Women in Aerospace (vice president 1990, Outstanding Achievement award 1991, Outstanding Member 1997,), International Academy Astronautics (elected 1992), Kappa Alpha Theta.
Married John David Clayton (deceased). Children: Rachel Diana, David Edward. Married John W. Townsend, September 17, 1996.