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to include women, flew on over 30 aircraft (including the F-15 and F-16 fighters), and was the first woman to serve on the International Space Station (ISS). LTG Helms retired as a three-star general after serving as the first female commander of Vandenberg Air Force Base. LTG Helms earned a MS in aeronautics and astronautics from Stanford University and was a distinguished graduate of the Air Force Test Pilot School. As an astronaut from 1991 to 2002, she logged 211 days in space and was a member of the Columbia Return to Flight Task Group after the loss of shuttle Columbia. LTG Helms returned to the Air Force, serving in several capacities. She was director of plans and policy for the U.S. Strategic Command at Offutt Air Force Base. At Vandenberg Air Force Base, she served as 14th Air Force Commander for the Air Force Space Command and Commander of the Joint Functional Component Command for Space, US Strategic Command. A highly decorated officer, her honors include the Distinguished Service Medal and the Defense Superior Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters. She received NASA’s Distinguished Service Medal and Outstanding Leadership Medal. LTG Helms received the R. L. Jones Award for Outstanding Flight Test Engineer at the Air Force Test Pilot School, and was inducted into the Astronauts Hall of Fame in 2012. As a senior Air Force commander, LTG Helms instilled a culture of education, prevention, and accountability on the serious issue of sexual assault. Now serving on corporate boards, she advocates for female voices at the highest level in American business. She also serves as a role model for students pursuing a STEM education. DOROTHY HORRELL, PhD Education and Community Leader Induction Date – 2018
Dorothy Horrell is a purposeful and transformative leader, whose influence is particularly felt in higher education. "I see education as the instrument of hope,"she said. "It changes lives, not just for this generation but for generations to follow." Currently chancellor of University of Colorado Denver, Horell has a history of leadership in higher education. She has dedicated her professional life to improving educational opportunities for Colorado’s youth. She holds three degrees from CSU: a BA in home economics, and a MA and a PhD in educational administration. Horrell started out as a high school teacher in Adams County, and moved to the State Board for Community Colleges and Occupational Education. She became the first female director of the Division of Occupational Education, and she was named to the inaugural role of vice president of Educational Services. In the 1980s, Horrell served
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as the first chief academic officer for the Colorado Community College System and as president of Red Rocks Community College for 10 years. She expanded outside of education as president of the Bonfils-Stanton Foundation for 12 years. She received a gubernatorial appointment to the governing board of the CSU System Board of Governors, and served as chair of the CSU Board for two years. She retired briefly before being recruited to become chancellor of the University of Colorado Denver in 2016. Horrell has an enduring passion for creating healthy families and communities. Raised on a ranch homesteaded by her grandfather, she competed in 4-H at the local, state, and national levels. She’s served on boards for civic organizations focused on education, the arts, homelessness, and women’s leadership. As a lasting civic legacy, Horrell established the Livingston Fellowship Program, and was instrumental in founding the Institute for Leaders in Development, programs that support emerging nonprofit leaders. Horrell’s numerous honors include the Colorado Women's Chamber of Commerce Top 25 Most Powerful Women, the 2016 ATHENA leadership award; and the Colorado 4-H Hall of Fame. FAY MATSUKAGE Lawyer, Philanthropic and Business Leader Induction Date – 2018
Fay Matsukage is an inspired and accomplished leader who pushes boundaries and overcomes obstacles. Matsukage is one of the first Asian‐ American female attorneys admitted to practice law in Colorado, specializing in corporate and securities law. She made partner at her first law firm in three years. She ran her own law firm, and now practices at the Doida Law Group, LLC. Matsukage is among a few female attorneys in her specialty, and she is often consulted as one of the most knowledgeable and experienced individuals in securities law. Matsukage holds a BA summa cum laude from Colorado College and a law degree from the University of Denver. Matsukage was one of three students of Asian descent in college and law school. With a strong family upbringing and encouragement from her father, she was driven to help law professionals of Asian descent in Colorado. Matsukage was a founding member of the Colorado Asian Pacific American Bar Association, formed in 1990. She is also a founder of the Colorado Asian Pacific American Bar Foundation, which awards two annual law school scholarships to the DU and the University of Colorado law schools. A main beneficiary of the Foundation is the Denver Asian Pacific Development Center, and Matsukage assisted with the capital campaign to buy the building where it is currently located. Matsukage also helped form the Colorado Women’s Bar Association Foundation, serving as President from 2007-2009. When asked
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