Dr. Nellouise D. Watkins died at her Greensboro home on Saturday, March 25, due to complications of breast cancer, at 92 years old. She was a mother, an author, a scientist, and an educator. Her greatest career success was during her time at Bennett College, a private institution for women where she joined the mathematics department in 1961. During her tenure, she received her Ph.D. in computer science in 1979 and was instrumental in securing $7 million in grants to the college. She successfully nurtured many young African-American women who later became computer technologists, scientists, educators, and physicians. She was involved in projects with the U.S. Department of Energy, the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Her passion was for the Saturday Academy, where she functioned as administrator and teacher for 30 years. This program encouraged local businesses and community organizations to support children from 10-15 years of age as they had extracurricular work in mathematics, science, English and computer science. In addition to these academic areas, the real lessons were about character, conduct, perseverance, dignity and respect. She remains a formidable influence on our family. Her husband, Dr. Flotilla Watkins, passed away in 1994 after 50 years of marriage. She is survived by their three children: Dr. Flotillo Watkins, Dr. Sharon Cooper-Brooks, and Dr. Paul Watkins. There are also four grandchildren, Quentin Brown, Sunni Madison, Tresca Nellouise Pennington, and Flotilla Watkins III, as well as seven great-grandchildren. Please join us in honoring Dr. Nellouise Watkins. Family visitation will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday April 1, 2017 at St. James Presbyterian Church, 820 Ross Ave, Greensboro North Carolina. The funeral will begin at 12 p.m. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Bennett College, 900 E. Washington St., Greensboro, NC 27401; reference Dr. Nellouise Watkins. Online remembrances may be posted at PJBobits@gmail.com.