Jo Ann Cram Joselyn
Born 1943
Inducted 2002
Adopted by The International Union of Geodesy and Geomagnetism
Dr. Jo Ann Cram Joselyn is the first woman and the first American
to serve as Secretary General of the International Union of Geodesy
and Geophysics (IUGG) and the first woman to serve as Secretary
General of the International Association of Geomagnetism and Aeronomy
(IAGA). She manages the scientific and administrative affairs of
the IUGG. This non-governmental organization promotes the scientific
endeavors of seven associations that include the disciplines of
geodesy, seismology and physics, volcanology, geomagnetism, aeronomy,
meteorological and atmospheric sciences, hydrology, and physics
of the oceans.
Before retiring in 1999, Joselyn was a senior space scientist and
reserve space weather forecaster with the Space Environment Center of
NOAA's Environmental Research Laboratories and the National Centers for
Environmental Prediction. Her published works include papers on solar,
ionospheric, and magnetospheric physics.
Joselyn serves on the University of Colorado Graduate School Advisory
Council and served on the CU Engineering Advisory Council for eight years.
She has received many notable awards from a variety of organizations
including the CU Distinguished Engineering Alumnae. She is the co-founder
of Boulder's Share A Gift Inc., a nonprofit community program that collects
and distributes toys to needy children.
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