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Michael Shipman was born and raised
in Tucson, Arizona, where he now resides.
Mr. Shipman attended the University of Arizona with a full Academic Regent’s
Scholarship. He intended to major in Art but found that his ideas were not
compatible with the program. He pursued instead a major in Computer Science and graduated magna
cum laude in 1995, receiving the Department’s “Outstanding Senior Award”. His Honors Thesis
concerned computer visualization. He interned for NASA at the Goddard Space Flight Center in
Maryland and for the University of Arizona’s Lunar and Planetary Laboratory.
Mr. Shipman’s time in Maryland gave him the opportunity to explore the Nation’s Capitol, museums,
monuments, and memorials. His experience at the Capitol, together with the
atmosphere of NASA, prompted him to return to a career in art.
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