10 celebrities you didn't know had engineering degrees
What do Rowan Atkinson, Ashton Kutcher, and Cindy Crawford have in common? That's right; they all studied engineering. Not what you were expecting? I'm sure if I asked a room filled with people to name a few famous engineers, most people would name Bill Nye or Neil Armstrong. Is that because they have gained fame from the STEM fields or do they better represent our current idea of what en engineer should look like?
Did you know that Tom Landry studied industrial engineer at the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Houston? Did you know that Herbie Hancock has a double major in electrical engineering and music from the Grinnell College? Did you know that Teri Hatcher studied mathematics and engineering at De Anza College in Cupertino?
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Alexis Gajewski is a manufacturing writer and editor with nearly 20 years of experience covering the people, practices, and technologies that keep industrial facilities running. For more than a decade, she served as Senior Content Strategist for Plant Services, creating content for plant managers, engineers, and maintenance professionals on a variety of industrial topics.
During her tenure, Alexis worked to develop the brand’s digital strategy and helped launch and produce Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast. She also created The Lighter Side of Manufacturing, a weekly blog that explored the inventive and sometimes humorous side of the industry.
Alexis co-founded Influential Women in Manufacturing, a recognition program that honored 49 women in its first two years, earned an industry award for Best Product Launch, and received a proclamation from Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and a commendation from U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth.
She also led newsroom operations and development at a large media company where she set editorial standards, developed training curriculum, and helped support AI adoption for more than 150 editors across 80+ brands spanning manufacturing, industrial processing, automation, and more.
Additionally, Alexis works as a freelance writer and editor, and her areas of interest include continuous improvement, the skilled workforce, and the role of emerging technology on the plant floor.
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