Calista Anna Rault Schneidau (b. 1924) graduated from Newcomb in 1944. While at Newcomb she was involved in the Newcomb Assets, Alpha Omicron Pi, Alpha Sigma Sigma, Theta Nu, the Greenbackers, Newcomb Student Government, the Glee Club, the Newcomb Athletic Council, the Pan-Hellenic Council, the Student Council, Jennie Nixon Debating, and the Lagniappes. Calista was the first Newcomb woman to be editor-in-chief of the Tulane Hullabaloo. After Newcomb, Calista worked as a correspondant and assistant editor for the Houston Chronicle and later trained as a psychotherapist and worked at the Texas Medical Center. She has been involved with the Catholic Chaplain Corps, Houston Jr. Forum, St. Anne's Guild, and the Newcomb Alumnae Association. In 1955 at the Republican National Convention, Calista had the honor of seconding the nomination of Dwight D. Eisenhower. In this interview with Sandy Schneidau Penoucos (Calista's daughter), Calista discusses her memories of Newcomb, her first job, and her life after Newcomb.