Career Communications group’s
For Today’s Career Women in Business and Technology
vOLUME 9 NUMbER 2 FaLL 2010
DEPARTMENTS 6 Women on the Move
WOC award winner Dr. Joan Packenham and the SEE Initiative are helping children and families live their best lives through STEM.
10 Work-Life balance
Meet three dynamic graduate students from Jackson State University who are bal- ancing academic demands with real life.
13 Risky business
These resourceful women entrepreneurs are running hard and running fast to meet their clients’ demands.
73 My greatest Challege
Dr. Tami Randolph, a WOC Special Recogni- tion honoree, shares her insights with her men- tee, Dr. Melanie Bernard, and with WOC readers.
76 One On One
Secretary of Health and Human Serv- ices Kathleen Sebe- lius tells WOC how healthcare reform will benefit the STEM workforce.
CONTENTS FEATURES
27 COvER STORy TEChNOLOgiST OF ThE yEaR: RDML ELEaNOR vaLENTiN
Technologist of the Year RDML Eleanor Valentin joins the ranks of other illustrious winners as she champions the cause of wounded warriors. Learn about her remarkable journey to one of the Navy’s most important positions.
32 aWaRD WiNNERS aND SpECiaL RECOgNiTiON hONOREES
Be inspired by the remarkable accomplishments of this year’s honorees.
18 TOp SChOOLS FOR WOMEN iN STEM We applaud the HBCUs that remain some of the top institutions for women
in academic STEM, while introducing you to some of the notable women who make these schools so special.
64 TEChNOLOgy RiSiNg STaRS aND aLL STaRS Meet the women whose accomplishments are brightening the future for
new generations. 21 ThESE gEMS
ShiNE bRighTLy Girls’ Empowerment Mission (GEM) gives every girl a chance to shine.
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