Giovonnae Anderson

Giovonnae Anderson
Born
Giovonnae Dennis
OccupationElectrical Engineer - Software Tailoring
Known forone of the first African-American women to earn a Ph.D. in electrical engineering, and one of the few at a primarily white institution rather than a historically black institution (HBCU). She also started a company called Software Tailoring

Giovonnae Anderson (formerly Giovonnae Dennis) is an American electrical engineer. Dr. Anderson started her own business called Software Tailoring. She graduated from Hampton University, Cornell University, and theUniversity of California, Davis. Dr. Anderson also won awards through the years in school [1].

Educational Background

Anderson studied physics at Hampton, getting her bachelor's, and at Cornell, she got her master's in electrical engineering, and finally, she got her doctorate in electrical engineering at the University of California, Davis [1]. In 1979 she became one of the first African American women to earn a Ph.D. in electrical engineering and one of the few at a primarily white institution rather than a historically Black college or university (HBCU). Later, Dr. Anderson went back to school and got a certificate in fashion studies at Santa Rosa Junior College [1].

Career

Anderson started out working on microprocessor designs at International Business Machines (IBM) [1][2]. Later, she went to work at Hewlett-Packard, where she designed microwave test equipment. Sometime after, while she still worked at Hewlett-Packard, she became a campus manager at the University of California, Davis, as a recruiter, helping with affirmative action [1]. She is also an advocate for women and people of color in science and engineering [3][4][5]. She also worked at Agilent Technologies as a development engineer handling custom satellite systems [1]. Then she taught at the University of San Francisco, teaching about technology programs [1]. After that, she went on to be a strategic consultant at Clear Steam Technologies Custom Systems, helping with circuit designs [1]. Finally, she founded her business, Software Tailoring, which uses 3D body scans to provide patterns for tailoring and custom clothing design [6].

Awards

Dr. Anderson received many awards while at the University of California, Davis. These awards are the Distinguished Alumni Award, the Citation for Excellence UC Davis Alumni Award, the Outstanding Internship Sponsor Award, and the Outstanding Minority Women "Women Who Make a Difference" Award from the National Women of Color Conference [7].

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Anderson, Giovonnae. "Linkdin". Retrieved 2026-03-08.
  2. ^ "IBM". Retrieved 2026-03-10.
  3. ^ Warren, Wini (1999). Black Women Scientists in the United States. Indiana University Press. pp. 83. ISBN 0253336031.
  4. ^ McPherson, Ezella (2012). "UNDERGRADUATE AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN'S NARRATIVES ON PERSISTENCE IN SCIENCE MAJORS AT A PWI" (PDF).
  5. ^ Koch, Janice; Irby, Beverly; Polnick, Barbara (2014-01-01). Girls and Women in STEM: A Never Ending Story. IAP. p. 22. ISBN 9781623965587.
  6. ^ "About Us". Software Tailoring:Custom Master Patterns. Archived from the original on 2021-02-07. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  7. ^ "University of California, Davis". Retrieved 2026-03-10.
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