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Iris Cummings, the Glossary

Iris Cummings (born December 21, 1920), also known by her married name Iris Critchell, is an American aviator and former competition swimmer who represented the United States at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany.^[1]

29 relations: Centenarian, Columbia University, Denton, Texas, Doctor of Medicine, Fédération Aéronautique Internationale, Federal Aviation Administration, George Nelson (astronaut), Harvey Mudd College, LA84 Foundation, Los Angeles Athletic Club, National Aeronautic Association, Ninety-Nines, Ontario, California, Powder Puff Derby (1947), Redondo Union High School, Stanley G. Love, Swarthmore College, Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre breaststroke, The Globe and Mail, The Woodbridge Company, Tufts University School of Medicine, University of North Texas Press, University of Southern California, Women Airforce Service Pilots, Women in Aviation International, Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award, 1932 Summer Olympics, 1936 Summer Olympics, 1940 Summer Olympics.
Federal Aviation Administration personnel
Harvey Mudd College faculty
Redondo Union High School alumni
Swimmers from Los Angeles

Centenarian

A centenarian is a person who has reached the age of 100 years.

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Columbia University

Columbia University, officially Columbia University in the City of New York, is a private Ivy League research university in New York City.

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Denton, Texas

Denton is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Denton County.

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Doctor of Medicine

Doctor of Medicine (abbreviated M.D., from the Latin Medicinae Doctor) is a medical degree, the meaning of which varies between different jurisdictions.

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Fédération Aéronautique Internationale

The (FAI; World Air Sports Federation) is the world governing body for air sports, and also stewards definitions regarding human spaceflight.

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Federal Aviation Administration

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is a U.S. federal government agency within the U.S. Department of Transportation which regulates civil aviation in the United States and surrounding international waters.

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George Nelson (astronaut)

George Driver "Pinky" Nelson (born July 13, 1950) is an American physicist, astronomer, science educator, and retired NASA astronaut.

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Harvey Mudd College

Harvey Mudd College (HMC) is a private liberal arts college in Claremont, California, focused on science and engineering.

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LA84 Foundation

The LA84 Foundation (known until June 2007 as the Amateur Athletic Foundation of Los Angeles) is a private, nonprofit institution created by the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee to manage Southern California's endowment from the 1984 Olympic Games.

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Los Angeles Athletic Club

Los Angeles Athletic Club (LAAC) is a privately owned athletic club and social club in Los Angeles, California, United States.

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National Aeronautic Association

The National Aeronautic Association of the United States (NAA) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization and a founding member of the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI).

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Ninety-Nines

The Ninety-Nines: International Organization of Women Pilots, also known as The 99s, is an international organization that provides networking, mentoring, and flight scholarship opportunities to recreational and professional female pilots.

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Ontario, California

Ontario is a city in southwestern San Bernardino County in the U.S. state of California, east of downtown Los Angeles and west of downtown San Bernardino, the county seat.

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Powder Puff Derby (1947)

The Powder Puff Derby was the name given to an annual transcontinental air race for women pilots inaugurated in 1947.

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Redondo Union High School

Redondo Union High School (RUHS) is a public high school in Redondo Beach, California.

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Stanley G. Love

Stanley Glen Love (born June 8, 1965) is an American scientist and a NASA astronaut from Oregon.

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Swarthmore College

Swarthmore College is a private liberal arts college in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania.

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Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre breaststroke

The women's 200 metre breaststroke event at the 1936 Summer Olympics, took place from 8 to 11 August, at the (50 m) Olympiapark Schwimmstadion Berlin.

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The Globe and Mail

The Globe and Mail is a Canadian newspaper printed in five cities in western and central Canada.

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The Woodbridge Company

The Woodbridge Company Limited is a Canadian private holding company based in Toronto, Ontario.

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Tufts University School of Medicine

The Tufts University School of Medicine is the medical school of Tufts University, a private research university in Massachusetts.

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University of North Texas Press

The University of North Texas Press (or UNT Press), founded in 1987, is a university press that is part of the University of North Texas.

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University of Southern California

The University of Southern California (USC, SC, Southern Cal) is a private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States.

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Women Airforce Service Pilots

The Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) (also Women's Army Service Pilots or Women's Auxiliary Service Pilots) was a civilian women pilots' organization, whose members were United States federal civil service employees.

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Women in Aviation International

Women in Aviation International (WAI) is an organization dedicated to increasing the number of women involved in all aspects of aviation and aerospace.

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Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award

The Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award was instituted by the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on October 11, 2003, to recognize pilots who have practiced safe flight operations continuously for 50 or more years during the course of their aviation careers.

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1932 Summer Olympics

The 1932 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the X Olympiad and also known as (Los Angeles 1932) were an international multi-sport event held from July 30 to August 14, 1932, in Los Angeles, California, United States. The Games were held during the worldwide Great Depression, with some nations not traveling to Los Angeles as a result; 37 countries competed, compared to the 46 at the 1928 Games in Amsterdam, and even then-U.S.

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1936 Summer Olympics

The 1936 Summer Olympics (Olympische Sommerspiele 1936), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad (Spiele der XI.) and officially branded as Berlin 1936, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 to 16 August 1936 in Berlin, Germany.

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1940 Summer Olympics

The 1940 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XII Olympiad, was a planned international multi-sport event scheduled to have been held from 21 September to 6 October 1940, in Tokyo City, Japan, and later rescheduled for 20 July to 4 August 1940, in Helsinki, Finland following the outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iris_Cummings