Published: Sept. 28, 2017

Mae. C. Jemison

Mae听C. 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鈥28, 2018,听as a guest of the听. She will give a keynote address, open to the public,听and 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.听

The leadership speaker series, which launched in 2017 with Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates, is run by CU 麻豆影院's , currently held by former CU President Alexander 鈥淪andy鈥 Bracken. The series is funded by the estate of and named after a well-known 麻豆影院 banker and philanthropist.

Ticket information about Jemison's Feb. 27鈥28 visit is forthcoming.听