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A woman who reached for the sky helped women reach for the stars
Amelia Earhart has long inspired young women to pursue their dreams, even if they face obstacles to their goals and especially if those dreams will take them beyond traditional careers. Still, in 2006, women held 1.3 million jobs in science and engineering, a third of the 3.7 million held by men. That means plenty of opportunity for women in these fields. Science and engineering careers offer the chance to make new discoveries and to make a difference in the world.
My View: How our economic garden grows
"The recently announced new crop of 50 Indiana Companies to Watch reflects not only the vision of their founding entrepreneurs, but also the future of Indiana."
U.S.News & World Report
July 2009
40 Years After Moon Landing, Time to Launch the Next 'Giant Leap for Mankind'
The Apollo program was a booster rocket for American science. That innovation must be rekindled.
American Executive
March 2008
Purdue University: Discovery Space
"At a time when research dollars are drying up and public universities face growing funding constraints and rising costs, Purdue has established itself as a major regional engine of economic growth, business incubation, and breakthrough research."
LATINA Style
Vol. 14, No. 1, 2008
"I never forgot my dreams of science, and in 1969, shortly after I graduated from Stanford University I was inspired by two events."
The Presidency
Spring 2006
Losing Sleep Over Student Success?
"Whether our concerns are about the future of an individual student, our nation’s competitiveness, or the health and security of the world’s people, the underlying issue is the challenge of making our students' college experience successful."
Hispanic Business
September 2007
2007 Special Report on Diversity: It's Not Rocket Science
France Córdova Blazes Trail for Diversity at the University Level
Woman
Summer 1997
Head in the Clouds, Feet on the Ground
"We don’t have any idea what our limits are. When you’re out on some of these frontiers, people sometimes don’t understand where you’re going. I want people to feel comfortable with the leading edge."
Mercury
January/February 1992
Women in Astronomy, A Sampler of Issues and Ideas
"Women need encouragement, and this encouragement has to start at home; parents need to value a science career for their daughters."
Science Digest
December 1984
America's Top 100 Young Scientists
"The implications of their work over the next decades will be more profound than we can imagine."
Timothy J. Sanders
Associate Vice President for Governmental Affairs
In January 2009, Timothy Sanders returned to Purdue University as associate vice president for governmental affairs. A 1997 graduate in marketing and management, Sanders will serve as Purdue's chief liaison between the University and state officials. He also will have oversight of Purdue's interaction with federal officials.
This responsibility includes coordinating relationships and communication with the Indiana Congressional delegation and the legislative and executive branches of Indiana state government, as well as serving as the University liaison to the Indiana Commission for Higher Education.
Prior to his appointment at Purdue, Sanders served as the first executive director of the Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority from 2006 to 2008. Sanders also spent 20 years on U.S. Senator Richard Lugar's staff coordinating communication between the business community and various government branches, implementing public relations initiatives to raise awareness on key issues facing Northwest Indiana, and serving as a liaison between the region's business community and the various branches of the federal government.
Other past positions held by Sanders include northwest Indiana coordinator for the Indiana Economic Development Corp., president of the Tradewinds Rehabilitation Center in Gary, and board vice president of the Lake Area United Way.
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