Harriett Jenkins
Dr. Harriett G. Jenkins, has passed away. Funeral Services and other details forthcoming.
Harriet Jenkins, The History Makers
“From 1974 until 1992, Jenkins worked as the assistant administrator for equal opportunity programs at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). … From 1992 until 1996, she worked with the U.S. Congress and served as the director at the Office of Senate Fair Employment Practices in the U.S. Senate. … Jenkins retired from the federal government in 1996. In 2000, NASA established a fellowship program in her name, awarding doctoral fellowships to qualifying minority students. She is the recipient of numerous awards and honors including placing her retirement in the Congressional Record.”
The viewing for Dr. Jenkins will be at:
McGuire Funeral Service, Inc
7400 Georgia Ave NW
Washington DC 20012
202-882-6600
Sunday, January 8, 2017
2-4 p.m.
On behalf of Nichelle Nichols, Todd Thompson, Tim, Franta, David
Teek, Greg Galloway and our entire cast and crew, we offer our deepest
condolences to the Jenkins family during this sad time. It is an honor to have her included in our documentary about the recruitment of the first diverse class of astronauts. Harriet was a bright shining star and a true definition of a “Woman In Motion.”
Sadly, I’m just finding out about this. Harriett and I used to meet to go to the theatre, and to the Kennedy Center to hear the National Symphony Orchestra. I am so sorry to have learned of her death. She was such a wonderful person. We had not known each other long, but we had an interest in the performing arts. Paula B.