Alice Chancellor
Alice Chancellor | |
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 Alice Chancellor, from a 1971 publication of the United States federal government | |
| Born | September 2, 1912 Kentland, Indiana |
| Died | June 22, 1985 Sierra Vista, Arizona |
| Occupation | Electronics engineer |
| Known for | Outstanding Handicapped Federal Employee of the Year (1971) |
Alice Percilla Chancellor (September 2, 1912 – June 22, 1985) was an American electronics engineer, recipient of the 1970 Outstanding Handicapped Federal Employee of the Year award.
Early life and education
[edit]Chancellor was born in Kentland, Indiana,[1] the daughter of James Robert Chancellor and Laura Maria Lowman Chancellor. Her father was a farmer.[2] She had a childhood accident and subsequent infection that, in adulthood, made her blind in one eye, and required both her legs to be amputated in separate surgeries (1962 and 1964).[3][4] In 1956, she resigned her civil service job to pursue a degree in engineering, which she completed at the University of Arizona.[5]
Career
[edit]Chancellor, who used a wheelchair,[6] worked as a stenographer and typist as a young woman, in private industry, for an Indiana draft board during World War II, and after 1952 in the Federal Civil Service.[4] In 1962, after her college degree was completed, she was an electronics engineer for the United States Army in Arizona, at the Electronic Proving Ground at Fort Huachuca.[5] She was named the Department of the Army's 1970 Handicapped Employee,[7] and won the 1970 Outstanding Handicapped Federal Employee of the Year award, which was presented to her at a March 1971 ceremony by Pat Nixon.[8][9]
Chancellor also received two Department of the Army Meritorious Civilian Service Awards.[7][10] She was a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, and active in the Arizona chapter of the Armed Forces Communications Electronic Association.[5][11]
Personal life
[edit]Chancellor lived alone in her own house, and drove an adapted car. She enjoyed sewing clothes, for herself and for charity. In 1969, she donated 50 handmade Easter dresses to a nearby Indian reservation. She also made wardrobes for students at the Papago Indian School.[5] She died in 1985, in Sierra Vista, Arizona, aged 72 years.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Obituary for Alice P. Chancellor (Aged 72)". Journal and Courier. 1985-06-25. p. 18. Retrieved 2021-10-07 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Obituary for JAMES R. CHANCELLOR (Aged 76)". Journal and Courier. 1945-05-29. p. 7. Retrieved 2021-10-07 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kudos". Army Research and Development News Magazine: 48. April 1971.
- ^ a b "Ft. Huachuca Amputee Named Employe of Year". Arizona Republic. 1970-11-10. p. 5. Retrieved 2021-10-07 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d "10 of 22 Nominees for Handicapped Award Employed in Research, Development Efforts". Army Research and Development Newsmagazine. 12: 26–29. January 1971.
- ^ "Woman's Army Award". Journal and Courier. 1965-10-12. p. 3. Retrieved 2021-10-07 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Army Names Chancellor 1970 Handicapped Employe". Army Research and Development Newsmagazine. 12: 15. March 1971.
- ^ Rose, Edward F. (September 1971). "Decade of Change: Growth of the Federal Government's Program to Hire the Handicapped". Rehabilitation Record. 12 (5): 31–32. PMID 4255666.
- ^ "Woman Engineer Wins Top Award". The Coordinator's Scoreboard. 2: 1, 4. June 1971.
- ^ "Three Ft. Huachuca Civilians Get Awards". Tucson Daily Citizen. 1965-09-18. p. 15. Retrieved 2021-10-07 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Goldwater to Talk at Fort on Dec. 15". Tucson Citizen. 1977-11-25. p. 13. Retrieved 2021-10-07 – via Newspapers.com.