Old Crescent Award
Having lived in five Midwestern states before college, Charlotte chose Indiana University for her post-high school education and earned a B.A. in Math in 1963. She was fascinated by computers, which were available at that time through the Business School. Upon graduation, she joined International Business Machines, where she learned programming for the biggest computers being built. Her career with IBM lasted 29 years and took her to Germany, Australia, Japan, England, and Switzerland doing various technical support and education jobs. For another 10 years, she was part of a small consulting firm in Washington, D.C., doing work for many large corporations.
