MaeجC. Jemison
The first woman of color to go into space and an icon of women's rights and civil rights, Mae C. Jemison will visit campus Feb. 27–28, 2018,جas a guest of theج. She will give a keynote address, open to the public,جand visit with students in the classroom during the series, which is aimed at inspiring and illustrating leadership.
Jemison, who also is a physician, flew aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour in 1992. She is a 1993 inductee of the National Women's Hall of fame and a 2004 inductee of the International Space Hall of Fame.ج
The leadership speaker series, which launched in 2017 with Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates, is run by CU ذكذكتسئµ's , currently held by former CU President Alexander “Sandy†Bracken. The series is funded by the estate of and named after a well-known ذكذكتسئµ banker and philanthropist.
Ticket information about Jemison's Feb. 27–28 visit is forthcoming.ج
