Graduating in the 1960s with a master’s degree in Education, Mary Alice Hurlbert embarked on teaching children throughout the world. She also participated in the first Head Start Program in Omaha. After teaching for several years in Omaha, she taught overseas for the Department of Defense School Systems for the next 39 years of her career. While overseas, Mary Alice traveled all over Europe, the Middle East, and Africa where she taught at a variety of schools, including in Turkey, Ethiopia, Scotland, and Germany. Mary Alice now lives in a quiet neighborhood in Omaha where she enjoys her retirement by keeping busy with community activities.