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Joseph Monroe

1936–

United States

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Joseph Monroe (born May 18, 1936) is an American computer scientist and the second African American in history to earn a Ph.D. in computer science. He served on the faculties of the U.S. Air Force Academy, Fayetteville State University, and North Carolina A & T State University, and was a founding member of Upsilon Pi Epsilon.

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