J. Virginia Lincoln, PhD 1915-2003 Inducted 2000 Adopted by the Zonta Club of Boulder County Virginia Lincoln was well known for advancing the understanding and forecasting of radio propagation disturbances. She codeveloped the sunspot prediction method for solar activity that is still used around the world. As a pioneer in this field, Lincoln oversaw the compilation of monthly data reports on worldwide ionospheric propagation and solar and geophysical data. As director of the World Data Center A for Solar-Terrestrial Physics, she established Boulder as a repository for worldwide scientific data. From 1962 to 1979 she was the English-language rapporteur for the International Radio Consultative Committee Study Group 6 on Ionospheric Propagation. Lathrop also served as rapporteur for geomagnetic indices for the International Association of Geomagnetism and Aeronomy from 1963 to 1966. She received the U.S. Department of Commerce Gold Medal for Distinguished Service in 1973.
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