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Wanda Austin

Aeronautical engineer and engineering executive Wanda Austin was born on September 8,1954 in New York City, New York. Growing up in a low-income Bronx neighborhood, Austin’s parents, a barber and a nurse, encouraged her interests, and Austin discovered a love for mathematics. Austin graduated from the Bronx High School of Science in 1971, and she received a scholarship to attend Franklin and Marshall College. She earned her B.A. degree in mathematics in 1975. Although she was trained as a high school math teacher and professional in actuarial science, she was not drawn to either career, and so continued her studies at the University of Pittsburgh, where she earned her M.S. degrees in mathematics and systems engineering in 1977. Upon her graduation, Austin became a member of the technical staff in missile systems with Rockwell International for a eighteen months. Link: http://www.thehistorymakers.com/biography/wanda-austin-41

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