Carol Gardipe (also known as Carol Nelson, Carol Metcalf and Carol Metcalf-Gardipe;[1] born 1929; Penobscot/Passamaquoddy)[2] is an American geologist, whose career has included positions with the United States Geological Survey (USGS),[1] National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,[1] and roles in higher education as a professor and administrator.[2] She is one of the seven founders of the American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES).[1][3][4]
Carol Gardipe | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Connecticut, University of New Mexico |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Geology |
| Institutions | United States Geological Survey National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
Education
editGardipe first attended the University of Connecticut, with a field semester at the University of Wyoming, Laramie. She earned her BA in Geology from University of Connecticut., She taught for a time at Colby College. Gardipe attended graduate school at the University of New Mexico studying geography and natural resources.[2]
Career
editAfter earning her BA, she worked in Newport News, VA and then Washington DC, and on field mapping teams in the Southwest for the USGS.[2] After completing her graduate work, Gardipe and Bob Whitman launched and directed the Native American Program at the College of Engineering (NAPCOE) for two years,[5][6] the first program in the country for American Indian Engineers at University of New Mexico.[4] During the same time she worked with the National Research Council Committee on Minorities in Engineering.[2] In 1976, Gardipe with Al Qöyawayma, and Arnold Anderson formed the American Indian Engineering Council (AIEC).[3][4] She worked as a marine geologist at National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.[7]
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).[1][3][4] Gardipe served on the first Board of Directors for AISES.[4] She was also active in the American Association for the Advancement of Science.[4]
In 1981, she was guest speaker and was a member of the screening committee for the Science and Self-Determination program at University Colorado Boulder.[8] 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.[8]
Personal life
editIn 1983, Gardipe was involved in a serious auto accident that has limited her activities.[4] She resides in Albuquerque, NM.
Awards and recognition
editGardipe is a Fellow of the Geological Society of America.[9] In 2003, she received the Ely S. Parker Award, the highest honor of the American Indian Science and Engineering Society.[10]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Gibson, Daniel (November–December 2002). "Native Scientists Taking Off". Native Peoples Magazine. 16 (1): 27. Archived from the original on 17 June 2012.
- ^ a b c d e Wakim, Yvonne (2016). Native American Almanac: More Than 50,000 Years of the Cultures and Histories of Indigenous Peoples. UAA/UAP Consortium Library: Visible Ink Press. ISBN 9781578595075.
- ^ a b c "Our History". AISES. 14 November 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Winds of Change - Spring 2017 - 30". www.nxtbook.com. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
- ^ "UNM Aims at Schooling Indian-Nations Engineers". Hobbs Daily News-Sun. Hobbs, New Mexico. 26 December 1974. p. 20. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ "Native Americans Benefit from Special Math Courses". Engineering Education News. 3 (9). American Society for Engineering Education: 5. March 1977. JSTOR 43885813.
- ^ Verheyden-Hilliard, Mary Ellen (1984). Women in Nontraditional Careers (WINC): Curriculum Guide. U.S. Department of Labor, Office of the Secretary, Women's Bureau.
- ^ a b Churchill, Ward; Card, Ann; Colorado Univ; Boulder (1981). Science and Self-Determination/FIPSE, 1981. Final Report. OCLC 424965194.
- ^ "GSA Fellowship. All Active and Current GSA Fellows". Geological Society of America. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ Gibson, Daniel (March–April 2004). "Flying High with AISES". Native Peoples Magazine. 17 (3): 15.