Source: The Union Bulletin, Walla Walla, WA
Dottie Metcalf-Lindenburger propelled her career to the highest reaches, all the way to space, by challenging herself in school and letting her curiosity be a guide. Metcalf-Lindenburger graduated from Whitman College in 1997, earning a geology degree and later becoming a science teacher.
After teaching science for about five years, Metcalf-Lindenburger thought she would earn her master’s degree, but became an astronaut instead.
Metcalf-Lindenburger was in space in April, and is an educator mission specialist with NASA. She was in town Saturday to deliver a speech about the impact of her Whitman education in shaping her future during the class of 2010 Baccalaureate. She also met with media to discuss her recent trip to space.