Event Tag: AIAA Northern Ohio Section

The Groundbreaking Experience of Sandra Durbin

Hosted by the AIAA Northern Ohio Section, in collaboration with the International Women’s Air and Space Museum.

The AIAA Northern Ohio Section is teaming up with the International Women’s Air and Space Museum to offer a dinner and program focused Sandra Durbin, who joined the U.S. Navy in 1966 and subsequently became the first Black female Air Traffic Controller in the U.S. Navy, while simultaneously becoming the first in the U.S. Durbin will explore her groundbreaking career and service at both Naval Air Stations Pensacola and North Island. She will also share her post-military service activities and her work as the 2022-2023 California AMVETS Commander engaging with and serving fellow veterans.

Stars in the Sky: Casey Grant’s Story

Hosted by the AIAA Northern Ohio Section, in collaboration with the International Women’s Air and Space Museum.

The AIAA Northern Ohio Section is teaming up with the International Women’s Air and Space Museum to offer a dinner and program focused on Casey Grant as she shares her story as one of Delta Airlines’ first Black female flight attendants and a new project—International Black Aviation Day.