SALLY, award-winning documentary from National Geographic, to premiere at Sundance Film Festival

From glass ceilings to Earth’s atmosphere, Sally Ride was a boundary breaker. In the new documentary SALLY, her life partner, Tam O’Shaughnessy, tells the story of their hidden romance and the sacrifices that accompanied their extraordinary life together. The National Geographic documentary, directed by Cristina Costantini, will premiere at Sundance Film Festival 2025, January 23-February […]

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Case Western Reserve’s Hannah Kassaie named 2024 ITA Sally Ride STEM Award winner

Kassaie will be honored with a postgraduate scholarship of $8,000 and special recognition during the ITA Leadership Awards Weekend Tempe, Ariz. – The Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) is pleased to announce the selection of Hannah Kassaie of Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) as the 2024 ITA Sally Ride STEM Award recipient. The award was endowed […]

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‘I am Sally Ride’ is next title in inspiring children’s book series written by Brad Meltzer and illustrated by Christopher Eliopoulos

Bestselling author Brad Meltzer and illustrator Christopher Eliopoulos have announced that America’s first woman in space will be the focus of the next book in their popular biography series for children, “Ordinary People Change the World.” “I am Sally Ride” will be published in February 2025 by Rocky Pond Books. It can be preordered on Amazon.com. […]

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Finalists announced for 2024 ITA Sally Ride STEM Award

The Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) has announced three finalists for the 2024 ITA Sally Ride STEM Award. The award was endowed by Tam O’Shaughnessy, Sally Ride’s life partner and co-founder and executive director of Sally Ride Science, to honor an outstanding female collegiate tennis player who plans to pursue graduate studies in a STEM (science, technology, […]

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UMass Dartmouth’s Mckenzie Ferrari Named 2023 ITA Sally Ride STEM Award Winner

From Intercollegiate Tennis Association, June 27, 2023 The Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) is excited to announce that Mckenzie Ferrari from the University of Massachusetts  Dartmouth has been named the recipient of the 2023 ITA Sally Ride STEM Award as endowed by Tam O’Shaughnessy. “What an amazing confluence of great stories and astonishing people – Sally […]

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Four Finalists Announced for 2023 Intercollegiate Tennis Association Sally Ride STEM Award

From Intercollegiate Tennis Association May 25, 2023 TEMPE, AZ – The Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) is pleased to announce the four finalists of the 2023 ITA Sally Ride STEM Award as endowed by Tam O’Shaughnessy. This year’s finalists include Anjali Devireddy (Johns Hopkins), McKenzie Ferrari (UMass Dartmouth), Hannah Johnston (WashU), and Sarah Pertsemlidis (MIT). The […]

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Caltech’s Anna Tifrea Named Inaugural Winner of ITA Sally Ride STEM Award

News release from the Intercollegiate Tennis Association, July 6, 2022 The Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) is pleased to announce that Anna Tifrea from the California Institute of Technology is the inaugural winner of the 2022 ITA Sally Ride STEM Award Winner as endowed by Tam O’Shaughnessy. “College tennis continues to develop championship human beings on […]

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Intercollegiate Tennis Association announces Sally Ride STEM Award to help scholar-athletes reach for the stars

March 29, 2022 Before Sally Ride blasted off to become America’s first woman in space, she was an accomplished tennis player who considered turning pro in the sport. To honor Ride’s legacy as an athlete and a scientist, the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) has announced it will present the Sally Ride STEM Award to a […]

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Pluto Landmarks Named for Aviation Pioneers Sally Ride and Bessie Coleman

NASA News Release, Oct. 25, 2021 More than 60 years after Bessie Coleman broke the bonds of terra firma to become the first African American woman and Native American to earn a pilot’s license, Sally Ride blasted off aboard shuttle Challenger to become the first American woman in space. The lives and accomplishments of both women […]

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