Background
Cameron, Winifred Sawtell was born on December 3, 1918 in Oak Park, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Amos Alexander and Mildred Winifred (Shields) S.
Cameron, Winifred Sawtell was born on December 3, 1918 in Oak Park, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Amos Alexander and Mildred Winifred (Shields) S.
Bachelor of Engineering, Northern Illinois University, 1940. Master of Arts in Astronomy, Indiana University, 1952.
Research assistant, Weather Forecasts, Inc., Chicago, 1943-1946, 49-50; instructor astronomy, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts, 1950-1951; solar researcher, United States Naval Observatory, Washington, 1951-1958; researcher planetologist, National Aeronautics and Space Administration-Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland., 1959-1984; lecturer, National Aeronautics and Space Administration-Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland., 1960-1984. Independent lecturer and research various civic and science organizations, schools, since 1960.
Member International Astronomical Union, International Association Planetology (vice president since 1985), American Astronomical Society, American Geophysical Union, Association Lunar and Planetary Observers (Lunar Transiet Phenomena Lunar Recorder 1973-1993), British Astronomical Association (honorary), Goddard Astronomy Club (vice president Greenbelt chapter 1972-1974, president 1974-1976).
Married Robert Curry Cameron, October 17, 1953 (deceased December 1972). Children: Selene Jean Cameron Green, Sheri Carina Cameron Katz.