Professor Vaughn taught creative writing and literature at Cornell University for 39 years. In addition to her teaching responsibilities, she spent several years as director of the creative writing and co-director of a summer writing program in Rome.
A native of Algeria, Dr. Smith moved to the United States in the 1950s and taught French at Scripps College and Claremont McKenna College in California. She later taught French and literature at the California Institute of Technology for over two decades.
A leading expert on breastfeeding science, Dr. Lawrence was a physician and faculty member with the University of Rochester School of Medicine for seven decades. During her tenure, she founded the university's Poison Control and Drug Information Center, as well as its Neonatal Intensive Care Unit - both among the first programs of their kind in the United States.
Dr. Scott was the first Black woman dean of the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Nursing. Originally set to retire in June 2026, she moved up her retirement date for health reasons, ultimately passing less than a week after stepping down from her role.
In 1992, Dr. Hatton became the first woman president of South Carolina State University. Later in her career, she served as president of Knoxville College in Tennessee.
Professor Keller taught art history and studio art at the University of St. Joseph in Connecticut for 55 years. As a scholar, she was interested in archaeology, leading to extensive fieldwork throughout the Middle East and Africa.
For over three decades, Dr. Sadoulet taught agricultural and resource economics at the University of California, Berkeley. A leading scholar of development economics, she co-founded Berkeley's Center for Effective Global Action.
Dr. Isenberg was one of Princeton University's leadings scholars on urban studies. She taught as a professor of history and served as co-founder of the Princeton-Mellon Initiative in Architecture, Urbanism, and the Humanities.
Wintner taught German and English at Haverford College in Pennsylvania for more than 40 years. During this time, she was active in the college's writing program, helping first-year students acclimate to the rigors of college-level writing.
Dr. Chodorow was a longtime professor of sociology at the University of California, Berkeley. Throughout her career, she conducted groundbreaking research on mother-daughter relationships, specifically how mothering shapes psychological development and social roles.
Dr. Trible was known for her feminist interpretations of the Bible. She taught at several higher education institutions, including Wake Forest University, Union Theological Seminary, and Andover Newton Theological School
