Noted: Carolyn Yeager, a 1978 Menomonee Falls graduate and valedictorian, went on to earn a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a master’s degree in computer science from the University of Colorado.
She worked for several technology companies developing custom software. That work helped her earn NASA’s Space Act award in 2006 for work she did for the International Space Station, Yeager’s wall description read.
In 2008, she started a mentoring program for human trafficking survivors after noticing the pain and suffering survivors experienced, as well as the lack of resources available for them. She received the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies’ Outstanding Advocacy and Service Award in 2014.
She also turned her career toward developing software for trauma recovery, according to Yeager’s wall description. Yeager became the first to graduate with a doctorate in trauma psychology from the University of Colorado and received the university’s Outstanding Ph.D Clinical Graduate Student award in 2018.