Hello everyone- I'd like to talk to you about a very important person, Dr. Nathie L. Marbury. (Shows name sign- N-handshape on the chin, then ending at the upper chest). She was the founder of, and the author of TRUE+WAY ASL. She was born in Grenada, Mississippi on January 20, 1944. Her childhood was spent in Pennsylvania. She attended and graduated from Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf (WPSD) in June 1962. She eventually went to Gallaudet University, studied for a degree in Child Development, and graduated with her Bachelor's degree in May 1975. Immediately afterward, she enrolled at California State University at Northridge (CSUN) for a Masters' Degree in Special Education, graduating in August 1976. Later on, she eventually returned to CSUN to earn her second Masters' degree in Educational Administration and Supervision, Graduating in January 1988. A lifelong student, she continued her studies at the University of California, Los Angeles, as a doctoral student in the field of Applied Linguistics. She completed all of the coursework and exams at UCLA. She experienced barriers and oppression during her doctoral journey at UCLA so she decided to leave the program, and eventually completed her doctorate in Education at Lamar University in 2007. Can you imagine- Dr. Marbury has a Bachelor's, Master's. another Master's, an All but Dissertation (ABD) distinction, and a Doctorate! An amazing feat, considering!