Thomas Daniel This is Me

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1. 1. University of Washington's 'Slug Lady' dies at 85

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   "She was a contagiously positive person," said Thomas Daniel, chairman of the UW Zoology Department. In addition to her recognized accomplishments as a scientist, Daniel said, Deyrup-Olsen did much to open the doors of academia wider for women -- in science and in general.
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   Daniel said she may have been the first woman to become a full professor at the UW. He said she used her professional distinction -- and talent for positive encouragement -- to expand educational and research opportunities for women in academia and launch the university's women studies program.
   
   Deyrup-Olsen was a role model for both students and other educators, Daniel said.
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   The couple had no children and no surviving relatives, according to Daniel.