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She was given an honorary doctorate of medicine by Lund University in 1961. This was followed in 1954 by the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, with the Commanders Cross distinction, and in 1960 by the Swedish Order of Vasa. [1] In 1973, Holmström became one of the few women to receive Sweden's Order of the Seraphim.
An 1861 oil portrait of Matthew Vassar by Charles Loring Elliott. Vassar was founded as a women's school under the name Vassar Female College in 1861. [6] Its first president was Milo P. Jewett, who had previously been first president of another women's school, Judson College; [7] he led a staff of ten professors and twenty-one instructors. [8]
The average score was 25.1, slightly higher than the national average of 24.0, which score nevertheless places it #1 in the city of Vaasa. [3] 104 students completed the matriculation examination in 2009, and 49% gained admission to tertiary education immediately upon graduation. [2]
After high school, Barron attended the United States Naval Academy, where she graduated in 2010 with a Bachelor of Science degree in systems engineering. [ 3 ] [ 1 ] While at the Naval Academy, Barron was a member of the Midshipmen cross country and track teams. [ 4 ]
Faulkner was born in Powdersville, South Carolina, United States, and graduated from Wren High School in January 1993. [3] [4] Faulkner was frustrated that The Citadel would not allow women. [5] Faulkner became the first woman to attempt to enter the Corps of Cadets at The Citadel, which previously had a male-only admissions policy.
Alabama High School Graduation Exam: AHSGE [1] Alaska: Alaska Department of Education and Early Development: High School Graduation Qualifying Examination: HSGQE SBA [2] Arizona: Arizona Department of Education: Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards: AIMS Arkansas: Arkansas Department of Education: Augmented Benchmark Examination [3] California
Emily Perez was the 64th female member of the U.S. military to be killed in Iraq or Afghanistan and the 40th West Point graduate killed since the September 11, 2001 attacks. She was the first female graduate of West Point to die in Iraq. [1] Perez was buried at the West Point Cemetery. [citation needed]
As a child in Beechville, Hamilton attended a segregated all-Black primary school and then switched to a non-segregated high school outside of her community. [2] In this non-segregated school, Hamilton experienced what she called a “very alien environment.” [ 1 ] For example, the history of Black people was absent from school textbooks ...