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Born
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Fairchild Semiconductor
Denton spent two summers and academic year in late 1970s and early 1980s at Fairchild Semiconductor, where her projects included 64K static RAM design. -
Earned Bachelors
Earned Bachelor degree from M.I.T. -
Earned Masters
Earned Master degree from M.I.T. -
Earned PhD
Earned PhD in electrical engineering from M.I.T. -
Received the Kiekhofer Distinguished Teaching Award
University of Wisconsin -
Received the American Society of Engineering Education AT&T Foundation Teaching Award
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Received the Eta Kappa Nu C. Holmes MacDonald Distinguished Young Electrical Engineer National Teaching Award
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Received the W.M. Keck Foundation Engineering Teaching Excellence Award
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Received the Benjamin Smith Reynolds Teaching Award
University of Wisconsin -
Established the Learning through Evaluation, Adaptation, and Dissemination (LEAD) Center
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Received the IEEE/HP Harriet B. Rigas Award
A prestigious national recognition of exceptional work that advances opportunities for sciences for women and girls -
Received the ASEE George Westinghouse Award
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Dean of the College of Engineering and Professor of Electrial Engineering at the University of Washington
She was the first woman to hold such a position at a NRC-designated Resesearch One university. -
Received the NSF Presidential Young Investigator Award
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Created management position for partner at UNC
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Assumed office as the ninth chancellor of the University of California
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Period: to
Chancellor of the University of California, Santa Cruz
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Strike
Students of UNC striked against the tuition increases due to the Denton's expenses -
Received the Maria Mitchell Women in Science Award
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Took Medical Leave
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Died
