Updated September 9, 2022 | Infoplease Staff 1921 Margaret Gorman, Washington, D.C. 1922-23 Mary Campbell, Columbus, Ohio 1924 Ruth Malcolmson, Philadelphia, Pa. 1925 Fay Lamphier, Oakland, Calif. 1926 Norma Smallwood, Tulsa, Okla. 1927 Lois Delaner, Joliet, Ill. 1933 Marion Bergeron, West Haven, Conn. 1935 Henrietta Leaver, Pittsburgh, Pa. 1936 Rose Coyle, Philadelphia, Pa. 1937 Bette Cooper, Bertrand Island, N.J. 1938 Marilyn Meseke, Marion, Ohio 1939 Patricia Donnelly, Detroit, Mich. 1940 Frances Marie Burke, Philadelphia, Pa. 1941 Rosemary LaPlanche, Los Angeles, Calif. 1942 Jo-Caroll Dennison, Tyler, Texas 1943 Jean Bartel, Los Angeles, Calif. 1944 Venus Ramey, Washington, D.C. 1945 Bess Myerson, New York, N.Y. 1946 Marilyn Buferd, Los Angeles, Calif. 1947 Barbara Walker, Memphis, Tenn. 1948 BeBe Shopp, Hopkins, Minn. 1949 Jacque Mercer, Litchfield, Ariz. 1951 Yolande Betbeze, Mobile, Ala. 1952 Coleen Kay Hutchins, Salt Lake City, Utah 1953 Neva Jane Langley, Macon, Ga. 1954 Evelyn Margaret Ay, Ephrata, Pa. 1955 Lee Meriwether, San Francisco, Calif. 1956 Sharon Ritchie, Denver, Colo. 1957 Marian McKnight, Manning, S.C. 1958 Marilyn Van Derbur, Denver, Colo. 1959 Mary Ann Mobley, Brandon, Miss. 1960 Lynda Lee Mead, Natchez, Miss. 1961 Nancy Fleming, Montague, Mich. 1962 Maria Fletcher, Asheville, N.C. 1963 Jacquelyn Mayer, Sandusky, Ohio 1964 Donna Axum, El Dorado, Ark. 1965 Vonda Kay Van Dyke, Phoenix, Ariz. 1966 Deborah Irene Bryant, Overland Park, Kan. 1967 Jane Anne Jayroe, Laverne, Okla. 1968 Debra Dene Barnes, Moran, Kan. 1969 Judith Anne Ford, Belvidere, Ill. 1970 Pamela Anne Eldred, Birmingham, Mich. 1971 Phyllis Ann George, Denton, Texas 1972 Laurel Lea Schaefer, Columbus, Ohio 1973 Terry Anne Meeuwsen, DePere, Wis. 1974 Rebecca Ann King, Denver, Colo. 1975 Shirley Cothran, Fort Worth, Texas 1976 Tawney Elaine Godin, Yonkers, N.Y. 1977 Dorothy Kathleen Benham, Edina, Minn. 1978 Susan Perkins, Columbus, Ohio 1979 Kylene Baker, Galax, Va. 1980 Cheryl Prewitt, Ackerman, Miss. 1981 Susan Powell, Elk City, Okla. 1982 Elizabeth Ward, Russellville, Ark. 1983 Debra Maffett, Anaheim, Calif. 1984 Vanessa Williams, Milwood, N.Y.1 1984 Suzette Charles, Mays Landing, N.J. 1985 Sharlene Wells, Salt Lake City, Utah 1986 Susan Akin, Meridian, Miss. 1987 Kellye Cash, Memphis, Tenn. 1988 Kaye Lani Rae Rafko, Monroe, Mich. 1989 Gretchen Elizabeth Carlson, Anoka, Minn. 1990 Debbye Turner, Mexico, Mo. 1991 Marjorie Judith Vincent, Oak Park, Ill. 1992 Carolyn Suzanne Sapp, Honolulu, Hawaii 1993 Leanza Cornett, Jacksonville, Fla. 1994 Kimberly Clarice Aiken, Columbia, S.C. 1995 Heather Whitestone, Birmingham, Ala. 1996 Shawntel Smith, Muldrow, Okla. 1997 Tara Dawn Holland, Overland Park, Kan. 1998 Katherine Shindle, Evanston, Ill. 1999 Nicole Johnson, Roanoke, Va. 2000 Heather French, Maysville, Ken. 2001 Angela Perez Baraquio, Honolulu, Hawaii 2002 Katie Harman, Gresham, Ore. 2003 Erika Harold, Urbana, Ill. 2004 Ericka Dunlap, Orlando, Fla. 2005 Deidre Downs, Birmingham, Ala. 2006 Jennifer Berry, Tulsa, Okla. 2007 Lauren Nelson, Lawton, Okla. 1. Resigned July 23, 1984. TIME Person of the Year Science Awards .com/ipa/0/1/0/6/3/1/A0106316.html Sources Our Common Sources
