Agency's Education Job Is 'Dream Come True'

By David J. Hoff

Arlington, Va.

At the age of 60, Judith A. Ramaley says she is living a "dream come true."

The former university president has landed in a top education position at the National Science Foundation—one of the few jobs where she can address the wide spectrum of her professional interests.

In a Oct. 26 interview at the NSF's headquarters in this Washington suburb, she said: "For my entire professional career, I have been interested in the building of community, the workings of democracy, and the support for the development of young people. The National Science Foundation brings all of those interests...