Carolyn Winstead Meyers is the former president of Jackson State University.
13 Facts About Carolyn Meyers
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Carolyn Meyers earned a master's degree in mechanical engineering from the Georgia Tech in 1979, and a doctorate in chemical engineering from Georgia Tech in 1984.
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Carolyn Meyers held the position of steam generator and systems analyst for General Electric.
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Carolyn Meyers has held faculty and administrative positions at Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta University Center Corporation, and National Science Foundation.
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Carolyn Meyers served as provost, vice chancellor for Academic Affairs and Dean of the College of Engineering at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, where she was a tenured professor in the College of Engineering.
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Carolyn Meyers was the Associate Dean of Research for the Georgia Tech College of Engineering.
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On February 3,2006, Carolyn Meyers was named as President of Norfolk State University, and she assumed her duties on July 1,2006.
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On November 3,2009, Carolyn Meyers was announced as one of three finalists as the president of Morgan State University.
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Carolyn Meyers resigned her position as president of Norfolk effective June 30,2010.
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On November 22,2010, Carolyn Meyers was named as the next president of Jackson State University.
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Carolyn Meyers has been inducted into the Georgia Tech Academy of Distinguished Engineering Alumni, Sigma Xi honor society, Phi Kappa Phi honor society, and Tau Beta Pi honor society.
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Carolyn Meyers is the recipient of the NSF Presidential Young Investigator Award, the Society of Automotive Engineers' Ralph A Teetor Award, and the National Society of Black Engineers' Golden Torch Award.
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Carolyn Meyers is the parent of three adult children and the grandmother of three.