1939
Ms. Emmett is born in Warrenton, Virginia to Walter Edgar Burke and Rachael Louise Boyer.
1960
Ms. Emmett receives a Bachelor of Science in mathematics from Tennessee Technological University.
1960
Ms. Emmett becomes a mathematician and computer specialist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
1965
Ms. Emmett studies postgraduate coursework at the University of Tennessee.
1980
Ms. Emmett becomes a computing consultant and affirmative action representative at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
1982
Ms. Emmett serves as branch president of the American Association of University Women.
1985
Ms. Emmett serves as editor of The Tennessean.
1986
Ms. Emmett serves as a delegate for American Nuclear Community Leaders in Czechoslovakia, Hungary, and Russia.
1987
Ms. Emmett is appointed section head of nuclear code development at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
1988
Ms. Emmett receives the Golden Poet Award.
1992
Ms. Emmett serves as chair of the Radiation Protection and Shielding Division.
1997
Ms. Emmett serves as regional director of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
2019
Ms. Emmett is the namesake of the Margaret Emmett Educational Grant.