Talk:Bonnie J. Dunbar

message: She is currently serving as President and CEO, The Museum of Flight, Seattle, WA, after NASA Senior Executive Service (1998-2005) as Associate Director, Technology Integration and Risk Management. Hektor (talk) 12:40, 10 March 2008 (UTC)
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message: When comparing Bonnie Jeanne Dunbar’s Wikipedia page to her fellow, male astronauts, they each receive a similar amount of text coverage. They all have impressive resumes; yet, based on her awards and honors list, I feel as though she deserves more attention. Frank Borman’s page has a number of images and quotations included, while Dunbar’s page displays one staged photograph and zero quotations. Borman’s photos portray appealing activities as he hovers in a zero gravity chamber. Google searches for Dunbar result in similar images, yet they are not featured. Her prominent positions held throughout her career must have engendered at least a few poignant quotes, yet none are mentioned. From the list of twenty-seven awards, it is hard to believe that her three- sectioned article covers the expansive impact of her presence in the STEM fields. I wonder why she has not received more attention and why her page has not been edited to include more information. A quick Google search of one of her most prestigious achievements, induction into the Women in Technology International Hall of Fame, revealed her induction video on the Women in Technology International YouTube channel. This video provides interesting details of her life directly from the source, including her inspiration for entering her field of choice. This information also has value in that it offers inspiration for other women who share similar interests and may want to pursue careers in technology or other STEM disciplines. If not the link, then at least some quotations could be entered to give a better representation of this woman and her history in STEM. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOY6RrngIJs
Carlysd (talk) 05:09, 15 October 2013 (UTC)
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message: Maybe someone ought to visit Dunbar's hometown newspaper for more on her life? http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2006/may/26/dunbar-encourages-scouts-to-aim-high/ http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2012/jul/17/sunnyside-gathering-celebrates-our-bonnie/ http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2010/nov/03/follow-your-dreams-dunbar-tells-shs-sophs/ http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2010/aug/06/dunbar-hopes-to-land-shuttle-for-washington-state/ http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2007/mar/16/former-nasa-astronaut-shares-space-vision-with/ http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2009/sep/09/legacy-project-honors-dunbar/  http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2013/jan/24/dunbar-one-of-three-to-be-inducted-into-astronaut/  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.232.74.249 (talk) 00:36, 26 October 2015 (UTC)
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message: Interestingly enough, although Dunbar was born in Sunnyside, she grew up and went to school, grades 1 to 8, in Outlook a small unincorporated community in Yakima County, Washington about 12 miles West of Sunnyside. Here is a write-up and references.  I will leave it to others to decide how much of this to incorporate in her page.
Astronaut Bonnie Dunbar was born in Valley Memorial Hospital in Sunnyside, Washington but she grew up in Outlook.Basic Instructions by Scott Meyer. "How to Make Conversation with a New Friend. July 14, 2020Yakima Herald. "It Happened Here: Bonnie Dunbar is Washington's first Woman in Space" May 10, 2019.Yakima Herald. "Memorial Day solemn for Sunnyside, former astronaut Bonnie Dunbar" May 30, 206.Seattle Times. "Former astronaut Dunbar to leave as CEO of Museum of Flight" April 16, 2010. Dunbar wrote in her oral history that "the school I started out in, Outlook Elementary, went to eight grades. It was a very small rural school. I think there were probably twenty-two, twenty-three in my class all the way through eighth grade graduation."Engineering and Technology Wiki. "Oral History: Bonnie Dunbar"History Link. "Dunbar, Bonnie J." June 27, 2011.
2600:1700:DC50:5560:F17E:8775:48D4:763E (talk) 21:55, 17 July 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dunbar was born in Sunnyside but grew up in Outlook a small unincorporated community in Yakima County, Washington about 12 miles West of Sunnyside