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Lucy Sanders
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| Born | 1954 (age 70–71) |
| Education | Louisiana State University (B.Sc. in Computer Science) University of Colorado Boulder (M.S. in Computer Science) |
| Occupation | CEO and Co-Founder of NCWIT |
Lucinda "Lucy" Sanders (born 1954) is the current CEO and a co-founder of the National Center for Women & Information Technology. She has received many important awards in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). In 2013, she was added to the US News STEM Leadership Hall of Fame.
Growing Up and Learning
Lucy Sanders showed an interest in STEM fields from a young age. Three main people helped her decide to study computer science. These were her father, her high school math teacher, and her sister.
Her father was one of the first people to use computer science when it was a new field. Her high school teacher taught Lucy skills needed for computer programming. Her sister became successful after getting one of the first degrees in computer science.
After high school, Lucy went to Louisiana State University. She earned her bachelor's degree in computer science there. Later, she studied at the University of Colorado Boulder. She received her master's degree in computer science from that university.
Her Work Journey
Early in her career, Lucy Sanders worked at Bell Labs. She was a manager in Research and Development (R&D). Later, she became an executive vice president. She also worked as the CTO for Lucent Customer Care Solutions until 1999.
She left Bell Labs to work at Inc CRM Solutions at Avaya Labs for two years. Then, in 2004, she helped start the National Center for Women and Information Technology. She is currently the CEO there.
Lucy also held positions on several boards. These included the Alliance for Technology, Learning, and Society (Atlas) and the Denver Public Schools Computer Magnet Advisory Board. She was also a trustee for the Center for American Entrepreneurship.
About NCWIT
Lucy Sanders co-founded the National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT) in 2004. She started it after receiving a grant from the National Science Foundation.
Along with Telle Whitney and Robert Schnabel, Sanders wanted NCWIT to help more women join computer fields. Today, Lucy Sanders works as the day-to-day CEO of the National Center for Women & Information Technology.
Awards and Honors
Lucy Sanders has received many awards for her work:
- Bob Newman Lifetime Achievement Award, Colorado Technology Association, 2016
- US News STEM Leadership Hall of Fame, 2013
- A. Nico Habermann Award, 2012
- George Norlin Distinguished Service Award, 2011
- Boulder County Business Review Outstanding Women, 2010
- Community Partner, Microsoft, 2009
- Girl Scouts Woman of Distinction, 2008
- WITI Hall of Fame, 2007
- Soroptimist International of Los Angeles Women of Vision Award, 2006
- Aspen Institute Executive Seminar Academic Scholarship, 2005
- CU Boulder Distinguished Engineering Alumni Award for "Industry and Commerce", 2004
- Silicon Valley Tribute to Women in Industry Award, 2000
- Bell Labs Fellow Award, 1996
See also
- Women in Computing
- Information Technology
- Computer Science
