Shelia Nash-Stevenson

Nash-Stevenson joined the United States Army Ballistic Missile Defense Systems Command.^[3] She holds a patent for an optical fiber holder.^[3] She joined Nichols Research Corporation as a scientist, then Hughes Aircraft Company as a technical researcher.^[5] She joined the instrumentation group in Marshall Space Flight Center's avionics lab, where she worked for nearly ten years.^[4] She was awarded a NASA Fellowship in 1998, and eventually joined the space craft and vehicle systems group.^[4][9] During her fellowship she returned to Alabama A&M University as a professor. She was at Kennedy Space Center to watch the STS-95 launch.^[9] She spoke at the 2013 Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics.^[10]

In 2013 Huntsville, Alabama recognised her efforts for the community. She is the only African-American to serve on the Madison City School Board^[3][11] and she's a member of the Madison Rotary Club.^[5][12]

She won the Modern Figure award of NASA and was selected to attend the premiere of Hidden Figures.^[3][13] She took part in several panel discussions and interviews after the film was released.^{[4][14][15][16][17][18]} She gave the convocation talk at Elms College in 2017.^[19] In 2018 she was honoured by the WEDC Foundation Women Honoring Women program.^[20] She was featured in the AT&T Alabama African-American calendar.^[21]

In her personal life, Nash-Stevenson is a board member for the First Missionary Baptist Church and a charter member of the Madison Rotary Club in her hometown. ^[22]