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Barbara Koenig-Pfannkuche
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| Title: |
Electronic Engineer, Retired |
| Industry: |
Engineering |
| Type of Organization: |
Self Employed |
| Major Product/Service: |
Engineering education |
| Expertise: |
Ms. Koenig-Pfannkuche is currently retired. She spent 40 years with the Chicago Board of Education, teaching electricity, electronics, and appliance & computer repair. She has also taught electronics engineering to college students and inmates in the jail system. She specialized in drafting and design. |
| Geographic Area of Distribution: |
Illinois |
| University/Degree: |
A.S., Electronics, DeVry University, 1957; B.S., Industrial Education, Electronics, Chicago State University, 1975 |
| Born: |
Chicago, Illinois |
| Hobbies/Sports: |
Travel, farming, gardening, snow skiing |
| Work History: |
Over the course of her career, Ms. Koenig-Pfannkuche worked for Pierce Wire Recorder, Chicago Aerial Industries, Hammond Organ, Union Thermal Electric, Victor Adding Machine, C.P. Clare, and E.P.L. |
| Honors & Awards: |
1st woman to enter and graduate from DeVry University; First female permitted to take electric workshop and shop courses in high school; Received scholarship to the Art Institute in Chicago, Illinois |
| Career Accomplishments: |
Ms. Koenig-Pfannkuche was a model in the 1950's. During her career, she engineered cameras for government planes. She also helped work on the early fax machine before transitioning into education. Ms. Koenig-Pfannkuche taught electronics, appliance and computer repair for both high school and college students. |
