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Sonja Alexander
Headquarters, Washington                  May 7, 2003
(Phone: 202/358-1761)

RELEASE: 03-159

SENIOR NASA OFFICIAL RECEIVES ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

     NASA's Assistant Administrator, Office of Equal 
Opportunity Programs, Dr Dorothy Hayden-Watkins will be 
honored Friday at the University of Nebraska (UNL) Alumni 
Association Banquet at the Champions Club, Lincoln, 
Nebraska.

This prestigious award is given to those individuals that 
have succeeded beyond the call of duty in both their 
professional and personal accomplishments. Hayden-Watkins' 
career spans more than 25 years. She is an author, public 
affairs talk show host and lecturer. Hayden-Watkins has 
chaired and served as an independent director on a variety 
of boards and commissions.

Hayden-Watkins joined NASA in January. She provides guidance 
and planning to help NASA strengthen the agency's workforce 
and expand cultural diversity. Hayden-Watkins will meet with 
UNL officials to share information about NASA's 
collaboration with internal and external partners to enhance 
education and career opportunities for minorities, women, 
and people with disabilities in science and space 
exploration.

Prior to coming to NASA, Hayden-Watkins was the principal of 
Hayden-Watkins & Associates. The executive consulting firm 
provided technical advice and services in planning, 
implementing and evaluating diversity and equal opportunity 
programs.

Hayden-Watkins has a Ph.D in Community and Human Resources 
and a master's in Education and Administration from the 
University of Nebraska. Her B.A. is in Social Science and 
English from the University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, 
Colo.

Her complete biography and additional information about the 
NASA's Office of Equal Opportunity Programs is available on 
the Internet at:

http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/codee/

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