1 50 1 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/4681/Ms1986-003_TownsendMarjorie_B1F2_Photograph_1972Oct.jpg 93ed156a1bf4db322f6211643364a318 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Marjorie Rhodes Townsend Papers (Ms1986-003) Subject The topic of the resource Archives of American Aerospace Exploration (AAAE) Science and Technology United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration--Officials and employees. Description An account of the resource Marjorie Rhodes Townsend was the first women to earn an engineering degree at The George Washington University, receiving her Bachelor of Electrical Engineering in 1951. After eight years at the Naval Research Laboratory, she moved to National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Goddard Space Flight Center in 1959, where she worked until 1980. Townsend was project manager for three Small Astronomy Satellites (SAS, 1966-75) and for Applications Explorer Missions (1975-76), and later had responsibility for all advanced mission planning for future scientific and applications satellites as well as NOAA's meteorological satellites. Townsend's papers focus on her professional career in aerospace engineering at NASA and include some of her later consulting work, mainly consisting of correspondence, meeting notes, project documents, and publications that Townsend wrote or that relate to her work. There are also materials about her numerous speaking engagements and articles about Townsend's professional accomplishments. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Townsend, Marjorie Rhodes, Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=vt/viblbv00183.xml" target="_blank">See the finding aid for the Marjorie Rhodes Townsend Papers</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1961/1994 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.vt.edu/files/thumbnails/spec_forms/PubPermission.doc" target="_blank">Permission to publish material from Marjorie Rhodes Townsend Papers must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. For more information about Marjorie Rhodes Townsend and this collection, see <a href="https://vtspecialcollections.wordpress.com/2015/03/19/an-office-of-ones-own-women-professionals-in-the-special-collections/" target="_blank">"An Office of One&rsquo;s Own: Women Professionals in the Special Collections"</a> on the "In Special Collections @Virginia Tech" blog. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Ms1986-003 Bibliographic Citation A bibliographic reference for the resource. Recommended practice is to include sufficient bibliographic detail to identify the resource as unambiguously as possible. Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Marjorie Rhodes Townsend Papers, Ms1986-003 - Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA. Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Special Collections, Virginia Tech Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Ms1986-003_TownsendMarjorie_B1F2_Photograph_1972Oct Title A name given to the resource Photograph, Marjorie Townsend receiving Knight of the Italian Republic Order, October 1972 (Ms1986-003) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1972 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Townsend, Marjorie Rhodes Description An account of the resource Photograph of Marjorie Rhodes Townsend receiving the Knight of the Italian Republic Order award in October 1972 for her contributions to the Italian space program. Marjorie Rhodes Townsend, born in 1930, entered The George Washington University engineering program at the age of 15. She took classes part time and worked full time after her marriage to doctor Charles Townsend in 1948, and was the first women to earn an engineering degree at GWU, receiving her Bachelor of Electrical Engineering in 1951. Her career began with eight years at the Naval Research Laboratory where she worked on sonar research. In 1959 she moved to National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Goddard Space Flight Center, where she worked until 1980. Noted for her project management skills, Townsend oversaw three satellite launches from foreign locations. She was project manager for all three Small Astronomy Satellites (1966-75) and for the Applications Explorer Missions (1975-76). She was granted a patent for a digital telemetry system that was aboard the NIMBUS satellite. Her last five years at NASA included responsibility for all advanced mission planning for future scientific and applications satellites as well as NOAA's meteorological satellites. After her retirement, Townsend worked for private aerospace companies and provided consulting services to NASA and other aerospace entities. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/thumbnails/spec_forms/PubPermission.doc" target="_blank">Permission to publish material from the Marjorie Rhodes Townsend Papers must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.</a> Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. <a href="http://spec.lib.vt.edu/" target="_blank">Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech</a> Bibliographic Citation A bibliographic reference for the resource. Recommended practice is to include sufficient bibliographic detail to identify the resource as unambiguously as possible. Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Marjorie Rhodes Townsend Papers, Ms1986-003 - Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA. Subject The topic of the resource Science and Technology Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=vt/viblbv00183.xml" target="_blank">See the Finding Aid for the Marjorie Rhodes Townsend Collection</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Photographs aerospace archived science and technology space women's history month