She did her undergraduate work at Chatham College - now Chatham University - in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and her graduate work at New York University, completing all requirements for a doctorate except for the dissertation, a 'DWD', and joining AT&T as a manager.
A woman completed her undergraduate education at Chatham College - now Chatham University - in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and went on to earn her graduate degree from New York University. She finished all the requirements needed for a doctorate, but did not complete the final step of writing a dissertation, instead joining AT&T as a manager.