AND WOMEN IN STEM AWARD HONOREES TO BE RECOGNIZED AT ANNUAL LUNCHEON ON Sept 19th

GIRLSTART ANNOUNCES 2018 EDITION OF HOUSTON GAME CHANGERS ANNUAL LUNCHEON, WITH FORMER ASTRONAUT EILEEN M. COLLINS AS KEYNOTE SPEAKER, ON WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 19

(Houston) Girlstart, four years into a STEM education program that has grown to serve more than 600 students in 20 high-need Houston schools, has announced its Houston Game Changers Annual Luncheon for 2018 will be on Wednesday, Sept. 19, 11:30 am to 1:30 pm, at the Junior League of Houston (1811 Briar Oaks Lane).

Former astronaut and retired U.S. Air Force Colonel Eileen M. Collins will be the keynote speaker for this year’s edition of Game Changers. The annual event is a key fundraiser for Girlstart’s work in addressing the gender gap in the science, technology, engineering, and math industries by educating and inspiring girls in STEM. Started in Austin in 1997, the non-profit organization has grown to provide summer camps and after school programs for girls across the United States; Girlstart’s Houston program is its second largest.

“With Houston’s history of creating opportunities for women in STEM, particularly with NASA, we’re thrilled to have Eileen M. Collins at our latest Houston Game Changers event,” said Tamara Hudgins, executive director of Girlstart. “We’re also proud to be honoring Houston-area women STEM professionals who exemplify what women in STEM can achieve.”

Girlstart will honor five women role models in STEM at the event:

• Lynn Dugle, Chairman, President, and CEO, Engility Corporation
• Marie Lynn Miranda, Ph.D., Howard R. Hughes Provost and Professor of Statistics, Rice University
• Barbara Morgan, Former Astronaut and first teacher in space
• Rebecca Richards-Kortum, Ph.D., Professor of Bioengineering, Rice University
• Nancy Webb, MD, Chief of Ophthalmology, Kelsey Seybold

The event emcee will be Casey Curry,  Community Relations Director at alliantgroup, and meteorologist formerly on Houston’s FOX, ABC and NBC stations, and guest meteorologist on the weekend edition of Good Morning America in New York City.

Individual tickets, at the $100 level, are available for the event and can be purchased online: https://give.girlstart.org/event/2018-game-changers-houston-annual-luncheon/e176405.

Additional info about the event, including more about the Women in STEM honorees, are available on the Game Changers website: http://girlstart.org/game-changers-houston/.

ABOUT GIRLSTART
Girlstart, founded in Austin in 1997, is the only community-based informal STEM education nonprofit in the nation specifically dedicated to empowering and equipping girls in STEM, through year-round programming that promotes girls’ early engagement and academic success in STEM, encourages girls’ aspirations and persistence in STEM education and careers, and incubates a talented and diverse STEM workforce. Its innovative, nationally-recognized programs include after-school and summer camps for students, professional development for teachers, and community and online STEM education outreach programs. Girlstart cultivates a culture where risk is rewarded, curiosity is encouraged, and creativity is expected. As a result, Girlstart girls are connected, brave, and resilient. Girlstart makes girls more successful and inspires them to take on the world’s greatest challenges.

 

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