The brilliant Shirley Ann Jackson was only the second African-American woman to earn a doctorate in Physics. She broke through several other barriers as well by becoming president of what tech school in 1999?

Among Jackson's many fellowships are the Martin Marietta Aircraft Company Scholarship and Fellowship, the Prince Hall Masons Scholarship, the National Science Foundation Traineeship, and a Ford Foundation Advanced Study Fellowship. Her long tenure at RPI is not without controversy, including the perception that she's overpaid. In 2015, Time Magazine reported that Jackson was the highest-paid college president, with a total of $7.1 million in compensation.

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