Reginald Van Lee
Reggie Van Lee Executive Vice President Reginald Van Lee is an Executive Vice President at Booz Allen Hamilton’s Washington DC location, where he leads the firm’s federal and commercial health businesses, and the not-for-profit business. He has deep expertise in
Felecia Davis
Student Profile: Felecia Davis Hometown Pasadena CA New York NY Undergraduate Work BS Engineering, Tufts University School of Engineering Master’s Work Master of Architecture, Princeton University School of Architecture Degree Candidate PhD Design and Computation, MIT School of Architecture +
Robert Robinson Taylor
Few blacks were part of the MIT community in its early years, even though founder William Barton Rogers had shown a keen interest in issues relating to race. In 1863, Rogers had praised blacks–particularly the bravery exhibited by black troops
Joseph R. Applegate
A profile of MIT’s first black faculty member, Professor Joseph R. Applegate, a linguistics expert who came to the Institute in 1955 and worked on machine translation. In May 1956, MIT vice president and provost Julius A. Stratton issued a
William Arthur Johnson
William Arthur Johnson was born on April 12, 1871, the son of Mrs. A. E. Johnson of Jamestown, Rhode Island—a small community not far from Newport. Before entering MIT, he attended Rogers High School in Newport. In May 1890 he
Richard Henry Lewis
Born on 10 November 1874, Richard Henry Lewis was the son of Louisa E. F. Lewis of West Roxbury, Massachusetts. After graduating from Boston Latin School, he sat the MIT admissions exam, passed all subjects, and was admitted as a
Frederick John Hemmings
Born on 2 October 1873, Frederick John Hemmings was the son of Robert W. Hemmings of Boston. After graduating from English High School in Boston, he entered MIT as a regular student on 26 September 1893 and was admitted to
Shirley Ann Jackson on Leadership
Shirley A. Jackson ’68, PhD ’73
MIT Corporation life member
Member, Executive Committee of the MIT Corporation 1989–1991, 1992–1995
President, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Shirley Jackson received her SB and PhD degrees in physics from MIT. Time Magazine described her as “perhaps the ultimate role model for women in science”, thanks to her senior leadership positions in government, education, and industry. Dr. Jackson was named the chair of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, a position she held until becoming the 18th president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the oldest technological institute in the United States.
