Since her childhood in a segregated White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, Katherine Johnson has spent a lot of time counting.

A day shy of her 100th birthday, Katherine Johnson sat with hundreds of friends, family members and fans at West Virginia State University in Institute to celebrate with the unveiling of a statue ...

Aug. 26 marks Katherine Johnson ... A 10 a.m. program at the site of her statue on West Virginia State’s campus will feature a wreath laying at the statue and also brief remarks about Johnson ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A local man is remembering Katherine Johnson, the NASA pioneer who broke barriers for African Americans and women. Johnson passed away Monday at 101 years old. The West ...

The day before Johnson’s 100th birthday on August 25, 2018, WVSU dedicated an endowed scholarship fund and plaza featuring the statue in her honor. Johnson passed away in February 2020. More News ...

West Virginia University President Ericke Cage traveled to the Capitol to celebrate with Johnson's family Wednesday. A statue of Johnson stands on WVSU’s campus. Her birthday, Aug. 26, is ...

It’s not every day you can live long enough to literally see a statue built in your honor, but that was just the kind of birthday weekend NASA pioneer Katherine Johnson had. Johnson turned 100 ...

Mathematician Katherine Johnson played a vital role in helping NASA launch flights into space, and eventually to the moon in the 1960s. Johnson is also the recipient of a Congressional gold medal ...

INSTITUTE, W.Va. — Since her childhood in a segregated White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, Katherine Johnson has spent a lot of time counting.