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Carol Gardipe

b. 1929

Geologist

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About Carol Gardipe

Born 1929. Carol Gardipe is a scientist and geologist.

Carol Gardipe (also known as Carol Nelson, Carol Metcalf and Carol Metcalf-Gardipe; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, She is one of the seven founders of the American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES). the first program in the country for American Indian Engineers at University of New Mexico. During the same time she worked with the National Research Council Committee on Minorities in Engineering.

In 1977, brought together by the National Academy of Engineering, Gardipe along with Arnold Anderson, Al Qëyawayma, George Thomas, Jerry Elliot, and Jim Shorty founded the National Society of American Indian Engineers now known as American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES). The aim of the program was to acquaint American Indian high school students with first hand information about careers in science and to provide academic support that would improve performance on college entrance tests so these students would be able to access to careers in science and/or math at the university level. In 2003, she received the Ely S. Parker Award, the highest honor of the American Indian Science and Engineering Society.

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Important facts

Born
1929
Birth century
Education
Colby College, University of Wyoming, United States Geological Survey, University of New Mexico

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Who is Carol Gardipe?

geologist

When was Carol Gardipe born?

Carol Gardipe was born in 1929.

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Carol Gardipe is a scientist and geologist.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Carol Gardipe

· Wikidata: Q63191513

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