Monday nite, the 40th anniversary of the Moon Walk by Neil Armstrong, we were in Chicago at the Omni hotel for a Gates Foundation dinner. Inexplicably, I was introduced as "the birthday boy" and the emcee tied it to the anniversary for Armstrong's walk. He invited a few words about the way the TV signal came about, and I got one more of those Andy Warhol moments. Nice!
And then, the emcee went on, and said, over at the next table we have a real live astronaut, and introduced Kathryn Sullivan, the first woman to walk in space. She today is the Director of the Battelle Center for Math and Science Education Policy at the John Glenn School of Public Affairs for Ohio State University.
And as we worked yesterday (Tuesday) all day on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) education issues for America, her perspective and wisdom infused the group. I marveled one more time at how privileged I am on occasion to be included with such insightful people.
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