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Meet Summer: Pro cheerleader-turned-NASA aerospace engineer

16 points| wallflower | 15 years ago |sciencecheerleader.com | reply

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[+] festivusr|15 years ago|reply
Somewhat bizarre that they say pro cheerleader-turned-NASA engineer. It's really the opposite. She started as an engineer and became a pro cheerleader on the side, according to her profile on the Texans website. http://www.houstontexans.com/news/Story.asp?story_id=3750
[+] DaniFong|15 years ago|reply
I think more accurately, that she was a cheerleader who became an engineering student, and then a professional engineer and finally cheerleader.

It's good for science, and for any field, I think, to show that there's a diversity of interest within it :-) Also -- what a cool first professional project.

[+] mxavier|15 years ago|reply
Regardless of the order, stuff like this should really start making it into the press. It still amazes me in this day and age that we see so few young women in science programs in high schools/colleges. Obviously, we shouldn't necessarily tokenize people like Summer, but I feel that young girls aren't getting enough encouragement by our society to get into science and engineering.
[+] ChillyWater|15 years ago|reply
How much encouragement is enough? What's so special about science and engineering? Why aren't young boys encouraged more to get into Nursing and Early Childhood Development? Why have all of my realtors been women?

What a waste of time. Wear what you dig. Get a job that interests you (not society or your parents).