She earned her doctorate from North Carolina State University. When the position at Shippensburg opened, it seemed like the ideal place. She knew several Shippensburg graduates and was familiar with the geographic location. Carol also knew Shippensburg had a good computer science program. All in all it seemed like a perfect match.
Computer science is fun.
I admit trying to make it work can be extremely frustrating, but when it works, there is a rush. It is a desire to share this feeling with students that led her to leave the corporate world behind and join the ranks of academia. I spent hours between 9 p. m. and 4 a.m. in the computer lab with other dedicated martyrs. There was this really weird bug that didn't follow a pattern. I worked on it for about six weeks with no progress.