NOAA Legends: RADM Evelyn Fields

For NOAA’s 50th anniversary, we interviewed NOAA Legends: people of color who were “firsts” in NOAA science. Rear Admiral Evelyn Fields (ret.) began her career with NOAA in 1972 as a cartographer working on nautical charting surveys. When the NOAA Corps began recruiting women as commissioned officers, Fields became the first African American female to join. By 1989, she was the first woman to command a NOAA ship. In 1999, she reached the rank of rear admiral and took the helm as NOAA Corps Director. Learn more about RADM Fields and NOAA’s 50th anniversary celebration at https://www.noaa.gov/heritage. #NOAAat50

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