Virginia Sink
Mary Virginia Sink | |
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Born | Denver, Colorado | September 14, 1913
Died | November 20, 1986 | (aged 73)
Nationality | American |
Other names | Mary Sink; Mary Virginia Sink; M. Virginia Sink; |
Alma mater | University of Colorado (B.S., Chemistry, 1936) Chrysler Institute of Engineering (M.A., Automotive Engineering, 1938) |
Occupation | Chemical engineer |
Employer | Chrysler |
Virginia Sink (September 14, 1913 – November 20, 1986) was an American chemical engineer and the first woman automotive engineer at Chrysler.
Early life and education
Mary Virginia Sink was born in Denver, September 14, 1913, to Iva and George Sink, who worked in printing.[1] She attended North High School in Denver and was part of the Girls' Athletics Society.[2]
She graduated as a chemical engineer from the University of Colorado in 1936.[3][4][5][6][7]
She had originally intended becoming a teacher but lacked the finance necessary to complete the training. She later explained the need to tell the engineering department that although she wanted to study chemical engineering she didn't plan on being an engineer. She was admitted to the course and finished in the top three of her class. She went to work for Chrysler where she took a master's degree in engineering in the Chrysler Institute of Engineering. When she graduated in 1938 she was the first woman to do so. Sink then taught at the institute as well as working as an engineer for Chrysler until 1946.[8][9][4][5][6][7]
Career
In 1943 Sink was named Supervisor of Laboratory Personnel and was responsible for hiring 500 women during the
Sink was a member of the
Recognition
She was given a number of honours including being the first woman given honorary membership of
References
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- ^ a b c d "Detroit Free Press from Detroit, Michigan on November 22, 1986 · Page 36". Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d "CONVENTION SPEAKERS" (PDF). Society of Women Engineers Journal. 4 (3).
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- ^ Air Pollution - 1967 (automotive Air Pollution), Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Air and Water Pollution... Air Pollution - 1967 (automotive Air Pollution), Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Air and Water Pollution. 1967. p. 422. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
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