WHITEWATER
When Pat Slane graduated from UW-Whitewater in 1977 with a double major in physics education and mathematics, he was eager to begin his teaching career.
If someone had told him then that he would spend nearly 30 years working with NASA, Slane would have laughed. He knew he had the ability, but the academics and the job itself would have been intimidating.
âIf you would have told me that then, I would have said, âI donât even know what it takes to do that. I donât even know how thatâs a possibility or what it would take to get to a position like that,ââ he said.
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