Brown, Jeannette E. (Jeannette Elizabeth), 1934-

found: African American National Biography, accessed December 23, 2014, via Oxford African American Studies Center database:(Brown, Jeannette Elizabeth; organic chemist, educator; born 13 May 1934 in Bronx, New York, United States; BA in Chemistry, Hunter College of the City University of New York (1956); MS, University of Minnesota (1958); hired at CIBA Pharmaceutical Company (1958); worked at Merck Sharp and Dohme Research Laboratories (1969-1995); visiting professor at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) (1993-1995); science adviser to the NJIT Urban Elementary Outreach Program; developed a NJIT Trust K-8 Professor Development Program; director of Regional Center for New Jersey Statewide Systemic Initiative (1998-2002); fellow of WestEd National Academy for Science and Mathematics Leadership; councilor for the North Jersey Section of ACS (1982-2002) and member of the Percy Julian Task Force (2002-2006); member of Women Chemists Committee and a coordinator for the North Jersey Section; chaired Project SEED (1986-1988); counselor and reviewer for the National Science Foundation (NSF) (1995); served two terms as a member of the congressionally mandated NSF Committee on Equal Opportunities in Science and Engineering (1991-1998); named a scholar of the Chemical Heritage Foundation (2004); established Freddie and Ada Brown Award (2005); received a North Jersey ACS Harvey Russell Award (2006))