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Happy, happy new year. It was a nice break that we took, but I am so excited to get back to the podcast! I'm having a ton of fun doing these episodes and getting input from you all. This year, we'll be adding some special guests on the show I'm really excited about. But as we step into this new fresh chapter, the new year is always full of possibilities, opportunities, and a chance for us to embrace new beginnings with a lot of optimism and hope which I love. Whether you're setting ambitious goals, seeking personal growth, or just looking to find joy in everyday moments, the new year really brings us this blank canvas for everything that we're looking forward to. So I want to embark on this journey together and carry forward from lessons that we learned last year in 2023 and all the resilience that we gained from the past year. So cheers to a year filled with lots of love, lots of happiness and financial...

In 1942 she received her bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from the University of Michigan

 She was one of the first females to graduate from University of Michigan’s College of Engineering

In 1941 she was the first Michigan woman to receive an honorary associate membership from Tau Beta Pi. They were a MALE-ONLY organization and women weren’t granted full membership until 1969.

 Her requests to visit the oil fields while working for Shell Chemical Company were denied again and again because women weren’t allowed on the fields in those days.

 AFTER she raised 4 children she earned a Master’s degree in Mathematics from Western Michigan University with a specialty in computer science.

She taught computer science for 14 years at Western Michigan University during the second half of her career.

At 100 years old, she threw herself a Centennial Ball because she was a competitive ballroom dancer. Yep, you read that right!

She is my...