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Student Historian

Leslie Garcia is an undergraduate student at Seattle Pacific University majoring in mechanical engineering. Her passion for education drives her to learn beyond the STEM fields. After graduating, she plans to work as a mechanical engineer at Boeing.

Gilda Barabino (1956- )

Gilda Barabino, a biomedical engineer and world-renowned sickle cell researcher, is the first African American and woman president of Olin College of Engineering. She was born on May 28, 1956 in Anchorage, Alaska to Margaret Angus Barnes Barnum and Norman Edward Barnum III. At a … Read MoreGilda Barabino (1956- )

Edwin Lowell Cooper (1936- )

Edwin L. Cooper, an internationally-recognized biologist and immunologist, is credited as the founder of comparative immunology. Cooper was born on December 23, 1936 in Oakland, Texas to Ruthester Porche Cooper and Edwin Ellis Cooper. As a young child, he developed a profound interest in animals … Read MoreEdwin Lowell Cooper (1936- )