June Bacon-Bercey
June Esther Bacon-Bercey (née Griffin, October 23, 1928 – July 3, 2019) was an American international expert on weather and aviation who worked for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the National Weather Service and the Atomic Energy Commission. She was the first African-American woman to earn a degree in meteorology and was the first female TV meteorologist trained in the field of meteorology in the United States.
Quotes
[edit]- All hell broke loose at the station when our weather guy robbed the bank, and they needed someone who was there to fill in for the day,
- I already knew from my calculations that there was going to be a heat wave. When the heat wave hit the next day, the job was mine.
- Too many young blacks believe that the field of meteorology is not open to them; still others are not even aware that the field exists, Society, too, has a moral obligation to put aside the past myths about black Americans not only in the meteorological field but in all of the technical fields.
- Too often girls and minorities get discouraged early in high school from pursuing a career in the atmospheric sciences
- Science fairs “serve as a natural breeding ground for budding scientists” and “as a continual source of female and minority science-minded students.
