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FEATURES
Amy Wingard Templeton ’82
CEO, McWane Science Center
The interactive science museum is housed in the
historic and refurbished Loveman’s department
store. It has brought thousands of visitors
downtown since its founding in 1998.
“I learned so much from all of my classes at
BSC, but I think the lessons I learned outside
the classroom are the ones that have shaped
me the most. The call to leadership and the
understanding that we can’t simply sit on the
sidelines and wait for someone else to tackle
the important issues of the day were underlying
themes in every aspect of life on campus. The
idea that every individual matters—whether that
manifested itself through Dr. [Neal] Berte, [BSC
President Emeritus] taking the time to learn the
names of every student or professors counseling
their students about so much more than their
performance in a particular class—has inspired
the way I interact with people in my workplace.”