
SUSAN M. RICKERL
Outside of her high school classroom, Ms. Rickerl focuses on her love for poetry. She has released three anthologies of poems.

Outside of her high school classroom, Ms. Rickerl focuses on her love for poetry. She has released three anthologies of poems.

Carolyn Merchant started out at the University of San Francisco, later joining the University of California Berkeley as an assistant professor.

Loyal and trustworthy, Rev. Janet A. Lee has led an exemplary career in music education and religion. She started out as a music teacher.

Dr. Ernestine Bady Davis started her career as a nurse in various hospitals across Arizona, Virginia, California, and Japan.

Backed by stellar training, Ms. Pearce set out to make her mark on music and the performing arts. She became a chorus and drama director.

Dr. Iben started as a teacher in public schools in Lincoln, Massachusetts, and Champaign, Illinois, after which she became a secretary and adjunct professor

Hardworking and passionate, Dianne Dillitzer has thrived as a reader/evaluator at Measurement, Inc. She joined the company in 2015.

Everything J. Sue Fletcher did throughout her career as a nurse was to help others. One of her main focuses was community mental health.

Growing up, Peggy W. Johnsen longed to become a teacher. She discovered home economics in college, and decided to combine her interests into one career.

Mary Talmadge’s final position before retiring in 2001 was professor and director of the School of Nursing at California State University Long Beach.

Born in Austria, Katherine Gyékenyési Gatto was inspired to pursue both language and education by her father, the headmaster of a school in Hungary.

Inspired by her aunt, Marion Thorpe Mark was determined to become a teacher. She started her journey at Boston College.

Praised for her work with both children and adults, Ms. Emerson felt it was only natural to complete graduate school in social work.

Attracted to the idea of imparting knowledge, Maria Elvira Sumpter felt education was the perfect career for her. She worked hard to achieve her goal.

A genuine seeker of knowledge, Kathleen Overin Slobin has incorporated a wide variety of interests into her career. She started out looking to pursue art.

Frances Bartlett Kinne has been recognized as chancellor emerita of Jacksonville University since 1994, having previously served as chancellor since 1989.

Backed by expertise in medical technology and education, Nancy Lu Walters is thriving as the medical assistant coordinator at Cincinnati Technical College.

When Sara Myers was drafted by her neighbors to run for city council, she was thrilled. She won the race, thus beginning a long career in government.

A Latin teacher for more than three decades, Joy K. King’s fascination with the language began in high school.

From the time she was young, Lois A. Height Allen dreamed of using her passion for music and education to make a difference.

Violet Meek always dreamed of becoming a scientist. She was curious about how things worked, and thought the field presented a great opportunity to learn.