President Bill Clinton. Sheila Widnall became the first woman ever to serve as leader of a branch of the United States Armed Forces, and as such the first woman to serve as Secretary of the Air Force; she served under President Bill Clinton. 1994 Judith Rodin was the first permanent female president of an Ivy League University (specifically, the University of Pennsylvania.) Alice Rivlin became the first woman to serve as Director of the Office of Management and Budget; she served under President Bill Clinton. 1995 Eileen Collins was the female pilot for the Space Shuttle (on STS-63). (see 1999—first female Shuttle commander) Roberta Cooper Ramo was the first female President of the American Bar Association. 1996 Alice Rivlin became the first woman to serve as Vice Chair of the Federal Reserve. 1997 Madeleine Albright, born in Prague, became the first woman to serve as Secretary of State; she served under President Bill Clinton. Liz Heaston was the first woman to play and score in a college football game, kicking two extra points in the 1997 Linfield vs. Willamette football game. Nancy Dickey was the first female president of the American Medical Association. Hazel J. Harper was the first female president of the National Dental Association.Hazel Harper, DDS, MPH Inside Dentistry. February 2012. Volume 8, Issue 2. Janet Rosenberg Jagan was the first American woman elected as a head of state, head of government, and commander-in-chief of a nation's armed forces, taking the role of the President of the Co‑operative Republic of Guyana. 1998 Julie Taymor was the first woman to win a Tony award for best director of a musical. Fannie Gaston-Johansson was the first African American woman tenured full professor at Johns Hopkins University. 1999 Eileen Collins was the first female commander of a Space Shuttle mission (on STS-93). (see 1995—first female Shuttle pilot) Carly Fiorina was the first woman to lead a Fortune 50 company (Hewlett-Packard) Carly Fiorina became the first female CEO of a Fortune 20 company. 21st century 2000s 2000 Spring - Kathleen A. McGrath became the first woman to command a U.S. Navy warship at sea. June 1 - Deborah Walsh became the first woman in the U.S. Coast Guard promoted to Chief Warrant officer in Aviation Engineering (AVI). July 1 - Regina Mills became the U.S. Navy's first female Aviation Deck LDO. July - Lucille "Pam" Thompson became the first African-American woman to