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| MENTORS & FRIENDS Several
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University of Vermont (retired) & advisor to the Vermont Center for Emerging Technologies By his actions when I was an undergraduate, Prof. Allen taught that wanting to be both a good scientist and a good parent need not be mutually exclusive. Many years later, he also helped me get started in phosphazene chemistry. |
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University of Wisconsin (retired) and the Organosilicon Research Center Bob gave me a transformative job in his group during the Spring of 1990 that helped set the stage for my first tenure-track job at Akron. He convinced me to host a Silicon Symposium in 2003, introduced me to Unitarian Universalism, gave me my first airplane-flying lesson. He has always been a positive source of energy and ideas and has helped in many other ways. |
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University of Missouri at St. Louis (retired) Joyce has been a source of encouragement and insight. It's been nice to have a woman to talk to. |
Prof. Michael Farona |
University of Akron (retired) and University of North Carolina at Greensboro (retired) Mike helped my husband (Prof. Wiley Youngs) and I obtain our current jobs! |
Prof. Ed Wilson (deceased) |
University of Akron (retired) I was pregnant when I began my first tenure-track job in 1990. Ed (as chair) and Rosemary Patterson (department assistant) assigned Mon-Wed-Fri teaching to me and Tues-Thur to my husband. In that way, either my husband or I could work at home if our baby was sick. This simple act allowed us to find balance in our roles as professors and parents. |
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