Sheila Banks '78: First African-American Woman to Graduate from Stevens

Sheila Banks received her bachelor's in chemical engineering in 1978, then secured a technical market position with Westinghouse Electric Corporation. She was later promoted to a sales engineer role in the firm's New York City offices.

A native of Newark, New Jersey, Banks served as secretary of the Black Student Union and a member of the Society of Women Engineers while at Stevens. She also played violin and sang in the university's Glee Club.