Alice Jackson

Not to be confused with Alice Jackson Stuart.
This article is about the sprinter. For other people, see Alice Jackson (disambiguation).

Alice Jackson
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1958-12-28) 28 December 1958
Sport
Country United States
SportAthletics
Medal record
Athletics
Representing  United States
Pan American Games
1983 Caracas 4 × 100 m relay
1983 Caracas 4 × 400 m relay

Alice Jackson (born 28 December 1958) is a former American female sprinter.[1] She attended Grambling State University through a track scholarship.[2]

She has competed in few notable competitive events during her career including the 1983 Pan American Games, 1987 IAAF World Indoor Championships and 1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships.[3]

Alice Jackson claimed gold medals in the women's 4 × 100 m and 4 × 400 m relay events during the 1983 Pan American Games.[4]

She served as an ambassador of Grambling State University as Miss Grambling State University.[2]

Later life

Jackson would go on to graduate with a PhD from the Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program at Grambling State, a historically black college or university.

As of 2022 she headed the research on interactive computing and artificial intelligence at RTI International’s corporate innovation lab, Lab 58, as Director of Information Technology. She has previously worked at Coca-Cola, BellSouth, AT&T, and IBM.[2]

References

  1. ^ "IAAF: Alice JACKSON | Profile". iaaf.org. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  2. ^ a b c https://events.bizzabo.com/359661/agenda/speakers/1505740
  3. ^ "Alice Jackson". trackfield.brinkster.net. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  4. ^ Siddons, Larry (1983-08-29). Us Sprints To Pan Am Finish. The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved on 1 August 2018.


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