 Ann Bowling ( née Trommershausen ) was born June 1 , 1943 in Portland , Oregon , to Claire Bowen and William Ernest Trommershausen , who worked for the Bonneville Power Administration . After the <unk> moved to Boulder , Colorado , Bowling attended Boulder High School and was class valedictorian . She obtained her undergraduate degree at Carleton College in Minnesota , graduating magna cum laude . 
