Women Inspiring Success & Excellence Awards

2025 WISE Awards Luncheon - March 13

In recognition of Women’s History Month, the Florida Tech Alumni Association celebrates four individuals (a student, an alumna, a staff member, and a faculty member) who embody the spirit of promoting women’s participation and development within the Florida Tech community.

Please join us in recognizing the 2025 honorees while enjoying a luncheon on the Florida Tech campus, allowing you to network and be inspired!

Thursday, March 13, 2025
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM EDT

Florida Tech, John & Martha Hartley Room (2nd Floor of the Denius Student Center)

Individual Registration: $25 per person

Table Sponsor Registration: $300

2025 Keynote Speaker

Carol Craig is the sole founder and CEO of Sidus Space Inc. (NASDAQ: SIDU), making history as the first female founder and owner of a space-based company to take it public. Sidus Space debuted on the Nasdaq through its Initial Public Offering (IPO) on December 14, 2021.

Before becoming a self-proclaimed "astropreneur," she broke barriers as one of the first women eligible to fly combat aircraft in the U.S. Navy. As a P-3C Orion Naval Flight Officer, she managed tactical communication and navigation aboard combat aircraft and served as the first female aviator in her squadron. Earlier in her career, she applied her engineering expertise to develop software for military aircraft cockpit systems and later became a flight planning software instructor at the U.S. Navy Strike Fighter Weapons School.

Event Parking

Please park in one of the parking lots off of Country Club Road on campus, the closest one being the lot across from the John E. Miller Building. Walk across the street following the road between the Miller Building and the Keuper Building until you reach the Denius Student Center. Enter through the front doors and take the stairs to the 2nd floor. The Hartley Room is on the left. The elevator is located outside of the Denius Student Center and that will also take you to the 2nd floor.