Dr gwendolyn boyd biography

Gwendolyn Elizabeth Boyd (born December 27, 1955) is an.
Mechanical engineer and civic leader Gwendolyn Elizabeth Boyd was born on December 27, 1955, in Montgomery, Alabama to Dora McClain.
Gwendolyn Boyd is a minister and an ordained itinerant elder in the African Methodist Episcopal Church.

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4814709 ACR 20-169, "Dr. Gwendolyn Elizabeth Boyd D.C. Centennial Torch Weekend Recognition Resolution of 2014”

A CEREMONIAL RESOLUTION

20-169

IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

March 4, 2014

To recognize Dr. Gwendolyn Elizabeth Boyd and declare March 9 through March 10, 2014, as “Dr. Gwendolyn Elizabeth Boyd D.C. Centennial Torch Weekend” in the District of Columbia.

WHEREAS, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. was founded on January 13, 1913 by 22 African-American, college-educated women on the campus of Howard University;

WHEREAS, the Centennial Torch of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. will be in the District of Columbia from March 9 through March 10, 2014, to honor Dr. Gwendolyn Elizabeth Boyd fo

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About Rev. Dr. Gwendolyn E. Boyd

Rev Dr. Gwendolyn Elizabeth Boyd is an engineer and is described as a dynamic and relevant leader, a prolific motivational speaker, a powerful preacher and a prominent advocate for STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) education. Boyd is a native of Montgomery, Alabama and received a full scholarship to attend Alabama State University where she graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics with a double minor in physics and music. She received a full fellowship to pursue graduate studies at Yale University where she was the first African American female to earn a M.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from this Ivy League institution. She earned both the Master of Divinity and the Doctor of Ministry degrees from Howard University. Additionally, she has been awarded an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from Lincoln University (2004), Bennett College (2004) and Kentucky State University (2019) and an Honorary Doctor of Laws from the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (2019).

Boyd’s professional c

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Gwendolyn Boyd

Gwendolyn E. Boyd joined AGB Search in 2017 as an executive search consultant. Dr. Boyd is an engineer and a prominent advocate of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education. She is described as a dynamic and relevant leader, a prolific motivational speaker, and a powerful preacher. Since joining the firm she has assisted in senior leadership searches for:

Edward Waters University (FL) - President
Chicago State University - President
Tougaloo College (MS) - President

Dr. Boyd's professional career of more than three decades at Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics laboratory was highlighted by exemplary leadership and dedicated services as part of engineering teams. Boyd was a direct report to the President of Johns Hopkins University serving as chair of the Johns Hopkins Diversity Leadership Council from 2001-2014.

Dr. Boyd returned to her alma mater, Alabama State University, in 2014 to serve for three years as the 14th and first female president of ASU. Highlights of her presidency included establishing the university's first e