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Helen Eva Grenga
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| Born | 1938 |
| Died | April 14, 2006 |
| Occupation | Engineering professor |
Helen Eva Grenga (1938 - April 14, 2006) was the first full-tenured female engineering professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology.
Early life and education
Grenga graduated from Shorter College in 1960 with a B.A. in Chemistry, and from the University of Virginia in 1967 with a Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry.
She worked for the Food and Drug Administration for a few years before returning to academia.
Georgia Tech
Grenga first arrived at Georgia Tech in 1967, working as a postdoctoral fellow in chemistry. In 1968, she held the title of professor of metallurgy.
Other roles Grenga held included Director of the Office of Graduate Studies and Research, and Dean of the Office of Academic Affairs.
Awards
Grenga received a number of awards, including the Georgia Tech ANAK Faculty Award and the Georgia Tech Women’s Leadership Conference’s Women of Distinction Outstanding Faculty Member Award.
From 1981 to 1982, she was national president of the Society of Women Engineers, having joined the organisation in 1973. She worked to support other women into STEM fields, and suporeted the local SWE branch at Georgia Tech.
In 2001, Grenga published Movies on the Fantail, ISBN: 0-9709110-0-9, about her brother's time on the USS Barr during World War II.
Helen Grenga died on 14 April 2006 aged 68.
