Laura Holmes

Laura Holmes (1932–2016) was a career cryptanalyst and a 2011 Inductee into the NSA Hall of Honor.

Biography Holmes was born to Leonard Locke Holmes, Sr. and Dorothy Pogue Holmes and graduated in 1948 from the Margaret Brent High School.

Hall of Fame induction

In 2011, Holmes was inducted into the NSA/Central Security Service Hall of Honor which acknowledges the contributions of "pioneers and heroes who have rendered distinguished service to American cryptology." Her induction included a summary of her contribution.A career cryptanalyst who inspired and motivated her students and colleagues with her patience and persistence in solving some of the most difficult cryptanalytic problems in the late 20th century. Her remarkable qualities and legendary ability to remember facets of different systems were often the difference between success and failure.

Holmes died on March 7, 2016, in Maddox, Maryland and was buried in All Saints Episcopal Church Cemetery, Oakley.