Dr. McLaughlin taught special education at her undergraduate alma mater, the College of William and Mary in Virginia, for 38 years. During her tenure, she served 18 years as dean of the School of Education.
At the time of her passing, Dr. Wilson was in her twentieth year teaching as a professor of gender, sexuality, and feminist studies at Duke University. Her research interests spanned a broad range of feminist topics.
In the 1970s, Dr. Orenstein helped create the women's studies program at Rutgers University in New Jersey. She later spent 25 years teaching comparative literature and gender studies at the University of Southern California.
Dr. Washington taught psychology at the University of Pittsburgh for more than two decades. During her tenure, she helped to establish the university's Center for Minority Health.
Dr. Kitao was a professor of art history at Swarthmore College for 35 years. Dr. Kitao was appointed chair of the studio art program in 1975, and two years later, the program became a full major. She also helped to establish programs in dance and theater.
Dr. RIchey taught English at Georgian Court University in New Jersey for 54 years. During her long tenure, she served six years as the institution's president.
Hamilton, a former computer scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is known for leading the software engineering team during NASA's Apollo program.
Dr. Hammer taught organizational behavior in Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations (ILR) for nearly five decades. She was the first woman to serve as senior editor of the ILR Review.
At the time of her passing, Dr. Buehler had been a faculty member with the School of Education at Saint Louis University in Missouri for 15 years. Her scholarly interests centered on young adult literature.
Forbes Isais was the first woman to serve as dean of the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of New Mexico, where she taught for 14 years. She was also the first Hispanic president of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture.
Dr. Foa taught psychiatry in the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine for more than two decades. She was known for her work on the psychopathology and treatment of anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
