Well, as long as this is a resurrection of a thread, I get to repost!
Grace Hopper (née Murray) as a college student:
Grace Hopper when she was director of systems research at Remington Rand
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_Hopper
Double PhD (math & physics), arguably the mother of 2
nd and 3
rd generation computer languages, sharp sense of humor, and tendency to tweak her nose at authority despite being the first woman in the US military to attain the rank of admiral/general. What's not to swoon over?