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hands-on learning received her
experiences. law degree from
She authored Emory University
news articles, in 2016, where
wrote curricula, she specialized in
delivered speeches, international law
and presented and securities law.
workshops on
space science. Dr. Hodges and
her husband
Also, while in reside in a very
Nigeria, she met active retirement
and married community,
her husband, where yoga and
Dave Hutton, golf and countless
an international other stimulating
oil engineer and activities occupy
talented musician. their time. She
Upon their return has a daughter,
to Florida, Jane Lara Carter, and a
expanded her grandson, Chase;
publishing business stepchildren, Neil
into “Edisto Press and Nat Hutton
– International of Thailand, and
Consulting Gary and Sarah
and Publishing Hutton; and step-
Company”. grandchildren,
She wrote and Fraser and Jessica
published Journey of Scotland.
Through Air, Space
& Space Activities once again. She formally retired The lifelong
for the New Millennium and edited in 2007 but has maintained her learner and enthusiastic teacher
a Nigerian science textbook. involvement in space education. In continues to communicate her
She received numerous grants addition, as she has accompanied passion for the aerospace industry
to translate space publications her husband on international and believes it is important for
into different languages; became business trips for Shell Oil Co., young girls to realize that females
the Director of Education in the she's had the opportunity to now have all the opportunities
Society for Performers, Artists, present aerospace workshops once available only to men. Noted
Athletes, and Celebrities for Space in such diverse countries as physicist, Stephen Hawking, is
Exploration (Stars 4 Space); and Azerbaijan, Dubai (UAE), quoted as saying, “Remember to
was inducted into the National Australia, Trinidad/ Tobago, look up at the stars and not down
Congress on Aviation and Space Ireland, and Nova Scotia. at your feet. Try to make sense of
Education’s “Crown Circle”. Her storied life continues. She what you see and wonder about
what makes the universe exist. Be
After more teaching stints in is a Master SCUBA Diver, an curious.” Jane has not only looked
Florida and Moscow, she was international photographer, up, wondered and been curious;
thinking about retiring, but an and has worked or studied in she has spent her entire career –
opportunity arose to teach in 80 countries. Her passion for her entire life – enticing others to
Japan. So, Dr. Hodges moved to education even led Jane to a do so, as well.
Yokota Air Base in Tokyo to teach postretirement career in law. She

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