{"id":18505,"date":"2016-08-29T10:20:27","date_gmt":"2016-08-29T14:20:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.cos.ucf.edu\/?p=18505"},"modified":"2016-12-20T10:58:26","modified_gmt":"2016-12-20T15:58:26","slug":"inspiring-women-stem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/inspiring-women-stem\/","title":{"rendered":"Inspiring Women in STEM"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Story by Zenaida Gonzalez Kotala, UCF Today<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-19965\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2016\/08\/11-548x365.png\" alt=\"11-548x365\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2016\/08\/11-548x365.png 300w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2016\/08\/11-548x365-299x199.png 299w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Julie Delauriers squarely blames <a href=\"https:\/\/biology.cos.ucf.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\">UCF Biology<\/a> professor <a href=\"https:\/\/biology.cos.ucf.edu\/faculty\/linda-walters\/\" target=\"_blank\">Linda Walters<\/a> for where she is in her career today \u2013 attending one of the best veterinary schools in the nation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe is such an inspiration,\u201d Delauriers said from Purdue University. \u201cShe kept encouraging me, pushing me to do science research. She was and continues to be an amazing mentor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s why Delauriers nominated Walters for the <em>INSIGHT Into Diversity\u00a0<\/em>magazine\u2019s 2016 Inspiring Women in STEM Award. The award recognizes educators\u2019 efforts to inspire and encourage a new generation of young women to consider careers in STEM through mentoring, teaching, research, successful programs and initiatives. While many women who work in these fields have made significant contributions and have engaged in new discoveries and innovations, they are not always recognized for their hard work and dedication, said Lenore Pearlstein, owner and publisher of the magazine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou are an inspiration to all of us who are working so diligently to make a difference in the lives of others,\u201d Pearlstein said in a letter to Walters notifying her that she won the award.<\/p>\n<p>Walters said she was humbled by the recognition, which includes an article in the September edition of the magazine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was really nice of Julie to nominate me,\u201d Walters said. \u201cI enjoy conducting research and field work. But I think one of the most important jobs a professor has is to teach and to help students progress. They are our future scientists. \u00a0I take that responsibility very seriously. That\u2019s why this honor is so meaningful to me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Delauriers always knew she wanted to become a veterinarian. She met Walters through an assistantship program, which put the then 19-year-old in Walters\u2019 coastal and estuarine ecology lab. That\u2019s where she learned to conduct research, first on oyster-reef restoration and water quality and then on her own project looking at a potentially invasive algae in the Indian River Lagoon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s very passionate towards helping her students,\u201d Delauriers said. \u201cAnd even when I thought I was done with the program, she kept encouraging me to continue my research. I\u2019m glad I listened.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Five veterinary schools offered her admission to their programs and all of them asked her about her research during interviews.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGetting into veterinary school is highly competitive,\u201d said Delauriers. \u201cI think having done research really helped me in the process. At Texas A&amp;M they only offer 10 out-of-state students admission. And they wanted to know all about my research.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She was offered one of those 10 slots, but opted for Purdue.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps the biggest compliment to Walters\u2019 work is not the award itself, but what it represents \u2013 her impact on students.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI nominated her because she\u2019s so selfless and I wanted to give back something for all the things she has given me and so many other students over the years,\u201d Delauriers said. \u201cThat\u2019s probably why I want to be a professor after being in practice for several years. I want to play that kind of monumental role in a student\u2019s life, like she\u2019s had in mine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>View original story <a href=\"http:\/\/today.ucf.edu\/ucf-professor-earns-national-award-inspiring-students-pursue-stem\/\" target=\"_blank\">here.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Story by Zenaida Gonzalez Kotala, UCF Today Julie Delauriers squarely blames UCF Biology professor Linda Walters for where she is in her career today \u2013 attending one of the best veterinary schools in the nation. \u201cShe is such an inspiration,\u201d Delauriers said from Purdue University. \u201cShe kept encouraging me, pushing me to do science research. 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