Danielle Neighbor

truman-foundation0041"I've had classes where I felt like I had to prove myself.  And then I have had classes where I did actually have to prove myself. One time I walked into my Physics II class wearing a pink sorority shirt.  My, all male, project group acted as though I was invisible until I loudly asserted myself.  But there have been many women and men in the STEM fields who have encouraged me and told me that there is a place for me in Engineering.  Though, I don't wear my sorority letters to my Physics class anymore." - Danielle Neighbor is a Truman Scholar studying Engineering at University of Arkansas. She attended the Truman Foundation 40th Anniversary Party that was held at Gracie Mansion earlier this month.