enter Mars' atmosphere. She served as mission analyst and later program manager for the Mariner 10 mission to Venus and Mercury. She led a research team studying a Mars rover. She was Mars Exploration Program manager, and led teams for Mars Pathfinder and Sojourner rover. In 1997, she was inducted into the Women in Technology Hall of Fame, and in 1998 she was inducted into the Oklahoma Aviation and Space Hall of Fame. In 1998, she received the Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement. Shirley officially retired as manager of the Mars Exploration Program on August 21, 1998. In 2000 she won the Washington Award and in 2003 was inducted in the Oklahoma Women's Hall of Fame. She was an associate dean of engineering for three years at the University of Oklahoma between 2000 and 2003. She then went on to be the founding director of the Science Fiction Museum in Seattle. After retiring from the Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame in 2004, she became President of Managing Creativity, a platform where she shares her strategies for using the collective creativity of groups to develop ideas, then efficiently and effectively turn them into products. She has become a well-known educator, speaker, and consultant who draws from her prior professional experience. On October 13, 2016, the Annie Oakley Society at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum presented Shirley with its Annie Oakley Award. The Annie Oakley Society is made up of women leaders and philanthropists who, like Annie Oakley, play a significant role in shaping their communities while keeping the values and spirit of the West alive. The mission of the Annie Oakley Society is to build and sustain world-class education experiences for children and families to teach the rich history of the American West for generations to come. Shirley was specifically commended for her work in inspiring and advocating for women to work in engineering. Works ; E-book ; Random House Digital, Inc., 2010, References External links Donna Shirley personal bio at quest.nasa.gov Donna Shirley website at managingcreativity.com The Myths of Mars: Why We're Not There Yet, and How to Get There "Are We Bound for Space?" Panel discussion on The Agenda With Steve Paikin at the Quantum to Cosmos festival with Chris McKay, Chris Hadfield, Robert Richards, Lawrence Krauss, and Karl Schroeder "The Tech Club: Donna Lee Shirley", Women in Science, Technology, Engineering,