User:Jazwarfie/Gladys West

User:Jazwarfie/Gladys West

Legacy
In 2018, Virginia State University has been named as a finalist in nine HBCU Award categories. Promoted by HBCU Digest, the HBCU awards is the single and first national awards ceremony honoring personal and institutional accomplishments across many of the HBCUs in the United States. Dr. Gladys West was nominated and won the award of "Female Alumna of the Year"; for the recognition of her groundbreaking and revolutionary work and contributions to the mathematical structure of the Global Positioning System or also known as "GPS". Previous winners, journalists, HBCU executives, student body, and alumni select winners for the merit of success and initiating positive coverage for HBCU communities. As noted above, West's legacy was also recognized by a sorority sister from her chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority; when Dr. West submitted a short biography of herself and career. ~(jazwarfie)