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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 ...
This statue of NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson has its place at West Virginia State University. Johnson, who turns 100 Sunday, received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2015 from ...
A West Virginia native and American hero was honored Saturday in Institute.West Virginia State University graduate and NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson now has her own statue in her honor.The ...
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 ...
NASA pioneer mathematician Katherine Johnson celebrated her 100th birthday on Sunday. ... This weekend, before her 100th birthday, the school unveiled a statue of her on campus.
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 ...
INSTITUTE — West Virginia State University (WVSU) and the WVSU Foundation have undertaken a fundraising campaign to honor distinguished NASA mathematician and WVSU alumna Katherine Coleman Goble ...
INSTITUTE, W.Va. — West Virginia State University has honored NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson with a bronze statue and scholarship dedication on the eve of her 100th birthday. Six of ...
Katherine Johnson, one of the history-making, barrier-breaking NASA mathematicians depicted in "Hidden Figures," died Monday, the administrator of NASA said. She was 101. "Johnson helped our ...
INSTITUTE, W.Va. — Since her childhood in a segregated White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, Katherine Johnson has spent a lot of time counting.