Laura Dillon served on the faculty of the University of California Santa Barbara for 12 years before joining MSU’s Department of Computer Science & Engineering (CSE) in 1997. An ACM Distinguished Scientist, Laura’s research centered on formal methods in software engineering. A champion of broadening participation in computing throughout her career, Laura was a founding co-advisor of MSU Women in Computing, Chair of the first Michigan Celebration of Women in Computing (MICWIC), Program Co-Chair of the 2011 Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing (GHC), and General Co-Chair of GHC 2012.She served two years as a Co-Chair of the Anita Borg Institute Advisory Board and three years as a member of the NCWIT Academic Alliance Executive Committee. Laura chairs the Michigan Affiliate of the NCWIT Aspirations in Computing Program. She retired in 2019 but continues working with CSE to promote diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility of its programs as Chair of the CSE DEIA Steering Committee. She also serves as the Secretary of the Executive Committee of Carol J. Greer Community Learning Center in Lansing.