She credits the quality and dedication of the teachers at Dunbar High School who nurtured her interest in mathematics and science and prepared her for advanced study. Boyd graduated as valedictorian and, with the help of her aunt and a scholarship, she enrolled in Smith College in Massachusetts in At Smith, Boyd was one of a handful of black women on campus, though she claims not to have felt disadvantaged by her minority status.
She majored in mathematics but studied theoretical physics and astronomy as well. In , she graduated with academic honors, a summa cum laude designation, and a member of Phi Beta Kappa. Evelyn Boyd earned scholarships from Smith and Yale that allowed her to continue her graduate studies the next fall. She officially retired from academia in She has been a fierce advocate for STEM education. Post-retirement, she traveled across the country speaking about the importance of math and learning, delivering an address to Yale in , where she earned her doctorate degree decades earlier.
Here are a few other interesting facts about her: Granville is a D. Cort Kreer is a former graphic designer at the U. Department of Energy. Space Technology Laboratories, studying rocket trajectories and methods of orbit computation. In , she became a research specialist at the North American Aviation Space and Information Systems Division, working on celestial mechanics, trajectory and orbit computation, numerical analysis, and digital computer techniques for the Apollo program.
The following year she returned to IBM as a senior mathematician. But she also began working to improve mathematics education at all levels. She taught an elementary school supplemental mathematics program in and through the State of California Miller Mathematics Improvement Program.
The following year she directed a mathematics enrichment program that provided after-school classes for kindergartners through fifth grade students, and she taught grades two through five. In , Granville married Edward V. Granville, a real estate broker. From to , Granville taught mathematics and computer science at Texas College in Tyler. As she considered her options, it was natural for her to think about the possibility of government employment.
In the spring of , Granville decided to seek a government job and return to Washington, D. The job she was offered at the National Bureau of Standards gave her twice her previous academic salary so Granville [ 3 ] :- The work entailed consulting with ordinance engineers and scientists on the mathematical analysis of problems related to the development of missile fuses. I met several mathematicians who were employed At that time the development of electronic computers was in its infancy.
The application of computers to scientific studies interested me very much, which led to my giving serious consideration to an offer of employment from International Business Machines Corporation. Granville was happy to return to Washington D. In November Granville married but still did not take the name of Granville which was her second husband's name and moved to Los Angeles where she continued her work on orbit calculations for the space programme at the Space Technology Laboratories.
In the Granville's marriage broke up and she returned to the academic world, accepting a teaching post at California State University in Los Angeles. Her job involved undergraduate teaching and she taught both numerical analysis and computer programming. Another role was in mathematical education and she was involved in the mathematical education of those training to be elementary school teachers. This interest in mathematical education led to her involvement with the Miller Mathematics Improvement Program and as part of this program she taught mathematics for two hours each day at an elementary school in Los Angeles during session - Out of this experience came her joint publication with Jason Frand Theory and Applications of Mathematics for Teachers The book was well received and adopted in many schools.
Three years later a second edition was published but fashions change in teaching mathematics and soon after this the book ceased to be relevant to current courses. Granville had married Edward V Granville in , and of course only at that time did she take the name "Granville" which we have used throughout this article. She retired from California State University in [ 3 ] :- My husband was born and raised in East Texas and planned to return to the area when he retired from his business.
I often accompanied him on visits to Texas and , after making several trips, I was convinced that a move to a rural setting in East Texas would be a welcome change from the Los Angeles metropolis.
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