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FIG 2 WIE breakfast attendees with guest speaker Dr. Tanya Gachovska (center). (Source: ECCE 2019.)
Although Dr. Gachovska found many
mentors during her career path, from Bulgaria to Canada, she credits her mother
for inspiring her to earn an advanced degree in science and technology. Because
her family came from a small village in
Bulgaria and her mother was a chef, no
one expected her to pursue an advanced
education. That opinion changed when a
young middle school chemistry teacher,
Miss Elena Matsureva, recognized her
gift for science. During a field trip, Miss
Matsureva encouraged Dr. Gachovska
to work hard in the science field as
it would lead her toward a career in
science and advanced education. Miss
Matsureva was the first mentor to lay a
foundation for Dr. Gachovska's career
in science and engineering. Although
she finished middle school with only
one A (in chemistry), she studied hard
to pass the entrance exam at the best
high school in the region. It was there
that her love for electrical engineering
began, and she met her second mentor
Dimitar Georgiev, who taught measurement and applications. "Mr. Georgiev
was like a father to me, who helped
me to learn and understand electrical
engineering, as well as motivate me to
continue with electrical engineering,"
stated Dr. Gachovska.
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After c omple t i n g high school
in 1985, Dr. Garchovska started preparing for the university entrance
exam, taking advantage of the Bulgarian socialism that allowed her to
attend free math classes five times
each week. As she was not sure that
she would be accepted by the Electrical Engineering Department at the
University of Sofia, which was closer
to home, Dr. Gachovska, with her
mother's support, decided to join the
University of Ruse which was 450 km
away. "While my father was against it
because of the distance, my mother
put me on the train, hugged me, and
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