Congratulations Class of 2012!
The University of Washington Bothell will be celebrating its 21st Commencement Ceremony on Sunday, June 10, 2:00 p.m. in Hec Edmundson Pavilion, Alaska Airlines Arena, at UW Seattle.
Captain Wendy Lawrence was born in Jacksonville, Florida. She received a Bachelor of Science degree in ocean engineering from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1981, and a Master of Science degree in ocean engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in 1988.
She was selected as an astronaut in 1992 and worked at NASA for 14 years. Her technical assignments included serving as the NASA Director of Operations at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia and as the astronaut office representative to the International Space Station program for crew training, operations and support. She is a veteran of four shuttle missions (STS-67, 86, 91 and 114) and has logged over 50 days in space.
For more information or questions about the commencement ceremony, please contact Lisa Walker, Commencement Coordinator at 425.352.3663 or commencement@uwb.edu.