Being nominated

A little over a week ago I found out I was nominated as a BadAss woman of ASU.

Oh, I checked my campus mail and guess what?!?

Someone nominated me as a #BadAss Woman of ASU!

Thank you, thank you!! #HERstory pic.twitter.com/IktImY9CCk

— Melissa WilsonSayres (@mwilsonsayres) March 31, 2017

I was totally (pleasantly) surprised by it.



Yesterday Shantel Mareka wrote an article about it that made me tear up (happy tears):

http://www.hercampus.com/school/asu/asu-faculty-member-treads-new-turf-she-impacts-student-lives



Science is full of many challenges and constant rejections. There are the things that go wrong that we don't have any control over, and then there are the mistakes we make ourselves. There are external and internal pressures. There is self-doubt, and questioning. There are successes, too, but somehow I don't hold on to good news as much as I do the criticisms.



I don't know how to express how much it means to me that students and colleagues would share such kind words. That other people would spend their precious time, for me. I will hold this so close. I will treasure your sentiments. I will take them to heart. I appreciate you all.

Thank you for reminding me of the value of all that we do together, because surely we do this together. We learn together. We research together. We help each other see our errors and move past them. We commiserate in our losses. We celebrate our discoveries and successes together. We move science forward. We move each other forward.

Thank you.