Photo by Chris Meyer

"I've loved the idea of space since I was a kid," said Knudson, who earned $20 as an extra when Close Encounters of the Third Kind was filmed near her home.

Actress Erika Devil's Tower

Wyoming native Erika Knudson is client relations manager at the Office of Publications at IU Bloomington. She has been an editor, writer, designer and public relations coordinator in a variety of settings, from health care to higher education. In addition to managing the progress of all creative projects at the Office of Publications, Knudson writes as a freelancer for various IU publications.

Be sure to read her out-of-this-world article, "The Never-ending Universe," in the Fall 2004 issue of Research & Creative Activity.

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