program director at the National Science Foundation, for the Innovation Corps where we are trying to show people how to innovate. Those opportunities, the door to those opportunities, have not been opened wide enough for enough people. And so I feel like I have spent my career with a parallel goal, in addition to my engineering activities, but a parallel goal where I am constantly looking at how can I open the door of opportunity or create an awareness about engineering for little girls, for people of color, for people in rural communities who may have never seen an engineer. How can I now do this for people who want to own businesses or don’t know that the National Science Foundation has $50,000 that you can apply for to evaluate your ideas that is your money? How do we change the dynamics so we have more of us in this country getting access to these amazing opportunities? That is something that is always on my mind and I have spent a lot of time throughout my career making sure I am not the last one that looks like me to enter that door,” McCauley said. McCauley’s honors, both professional and personal, are immeasurable. Her journey is an inspiration to countless young women and men. And by her side, through it all, has been her family, providing the support and encouragement that has allowed her to achieve her dreams and provide the same to others. Creating endless opportunities is the legacy of Dr. Pamela McCauley. 45 35