| 词条 | Marcelite J. Harris | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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|name= Maj. Gen Marcelite J. Harris |birth_date= {{birth date|1943|1|16|df=y}} |birth_name= Marcelite Jordan |death_date= {{death date and age|2018|9|7|1943|1|16|df=y}} |birth_place=Houston, Texas |death_place= |placeofburial= |placeofburial_label= Place of burial |image= Harris mj.jpg |caption=U.S. Air Force Photo |nickname= |allegiance={{Flag|United States of America}} |branch= {{air force|United States}} |serviceyears=1965–97 |rank= Major General |commands= |unit= United States Air Force Academy |battles= Vietnam War |awards= *Legion of Merit (2)
|laterwork= }} Marcelite J. Harris (January 16, 1943 – September 7, 2018) was an American who became the first African-American female general officer of the United States Air Force. Education and early careerBorn Marcelite Jordan to Cecil O'Neal Jordan and Marcelite Terrill Jordan, Sr, in Houston, Texas, she graduated from Spelman College, earning her B.A. in speech and drama in 1964. She was commissioned through Officer Training School, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, in 1965 and held a variety of assignments in the Air Force. Harris’s career included many "firsts", including being the first female aircraft maintenance officer, one of the first two female air officers commanding at the United States Air Force Academy, and the Air Force’s first female Director of Maintenance.[1] She served as a White House social aide during the Carter administration. Her service medals and decorations include the Bronze Star, the Presidential Unit Citation, and the Vietnam Service Medal. Harris retired as a major general in 1997, the highest ranking female officer in the Air Force and the Nation’s highest ranking African-American woman in the Department of Defense. Upon retirement from the Air Force, she served NASA as the Florida Site Director and Logistics Process Owner for United Space Alliance, the company managing the nation’s shuttle program. Besides her Spelman B.A., she holds a B.S. in Business Management from the University of Maryland University College. In 1999, Harris was awarded an Honorary Doctorate Degree from Spelman College. She was a member of Delta Sigma Theta sorority. Died September 7, 2018. Later careerHarris was a Treasurer of the Atlanta Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and served as a Director on the Board of Peachtree Hope Charter School. On September 15th, 2010, she was appointed by President Barack Obama to serve as a member of the Board of Visitors for the United States Air Force Academy.[2] The Board inquires into the morale, discipline, curriculum, instruction, physical equipment, fiscal affairs, academic methods and other matters relating to the Academy which the Board decides to consider. PersonalHarris was married to Lt. Col. Maurice Harris. They had three children. She was buried with full military honors on February 7, 2019, alongside her husband in Arlington National Cemetery.[3] Awards and decorations
Other achievements{{unreferenced section|date=February 2019}}1990 - Woman of the Year, National Organization of Tuskegee Airmen, also listed in "Who's Who Among Black Americans", "Who's Who in America and "Who's Who Among American Business Women" 1990 - Outstanding Young Woman of America 1991 - Most Prestigious Individual, Dollars and Sense Magazine 1992 - Woman of Enterprise, Journal Recording Publishing Co., Oklahoma City 1995 - "Women of Distinction" Award, Thomas W. Anthony Chapter, Air Force Association 1995 - "Military African American Woman" for contributions to the Department of Defense, National Political Congress of Black Women, Inc. 1995 - "Black Woman of Courage," National Federation of Black Women Business Owners 1996 - Ellis Island Medal of Honor 2010 - "Trailblazer Award," Black Girls Rock Foundation Effective dates of promotion
References1. ^1 2 {{cite web | url=http://www.af.mil/AboutUs/Biographies/Display/tabid/225/Article/106829/major-general-marcelite-j-harris.aspx | title=MAJOR GENERAL MARCELITE J. HARRIS |publisher=U.S. Air Force| accessdate=May 29, 2016}} 2. ^"President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts", The White House, September 15, 2010; accessed February 5, 2011. 3. ^{{cite web | last=Najarro | first=Ileana | title=Harris, first African-American woman to serve as Major General, to be buried at Arlington National Cemetery | website=Houston Chronicle | date=2018-11-22 | url=https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Harris-first-African-American-woman-to-serve-as-13415269.php | access-date=2018-11-30}} External links
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