- She is one of the founding members of the Kentuckiana Cinematography Club (KCC) that began in 2005 and now has thousands of members in over 80+ nations around the world. The club welcomes new members of the entertainment community to network and interact with tenured members so those life-skills can be imparted to one another.
- Virginia is a descendant of the Goose (German spelling "Ganz," "Gantz," and "Gans") family. Her cousin (Jockey) Roscoe Tarleton Goose "The Golden Goose," won the 1913 Kentucky Derby in the same year Roscoe's younger brother, (Jockey) Carl Seay Goose "Ganz" won the Kentucky Oaks Race. Their cousin, Meriwether Lewis Clark, Jr. was the Founder and President of the Louisville Jockey Club (now known as Churchill Downs--he started the Kentucky Derby in 1875 and it is the oldest sporting event continuously run in the world). Clark is the grandson of General William Clark (of "Lewis & Clark" fame--"Corps of Discovery.") They have many other famous cousins.
- A distant cousin is Actress Jane Wyatt. Virginia Rae Callan is related to General George Rogers Clark (founder of Louisville, Kentucky; Revolutionary War Hero), General William Clark (of "Lewis & Clark" fame--Corps of Discovery, Governor of Missouri), and General Jonathon Clark (Revolutionary War Hero). Jane Wyatt's great-great-great-grandmother, Lucy Croghan, was the sister of General George Rogers Clark, who died at Lucy Croghan's plantation house "Locust Grove" in Louisville, KY.
- Virginia has been a professional typist since the 1950s; worked for law firms; and worked for the University of Louisville for 30-years and 9-months in the English Department. Over her lifetime, she has typed thousands of college papers, thesis, dissertations, and books in multiple languages. Until 2013, when she fractured her left hand, she could type around 90-words per minute.
- Cert. Professional Secretaries International (PSI), May 1983 (Certified Professional Secretary (CPS) rating) University of Louisville, 1981-82 (Listed in Who's Who Among Students in American Universities & Colleges) Cert. University of Louisville, 1996 (University Business Administration Certification) B.S. University of Louisville--BLS in May 1983; graduated with Honors (Liberal Studies).
- Cousin of James Wolford Hardin (Actor, Writer, Producer, Director). Virginia and Jim have worked together on various film projects with Brennan James Callan.
- She became a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Student Pilot for the Light Sport Pilot Certificate on 6 April 2018. She is also working on the FAA Remote Pilot Certificate in 2018 and 2019. She passed her Remote Pilot Certificate in April 2019 and the re-currency certificate in April 2021.
- In 2018, she was in a TV commercial for St. Joseph's Hospital in Lexington, KY. The TV commercial aired regionally. She was in the role of a swimmer/diver at a public pool.
- She has a business called UPLIFTING AERIAL VIDEOGRAPHY (UAV), LLC. for producing 4K quality aerial videography and it is operating in 2019 in Kentucky.
- Certified Professional Secretary since 1983 with the Professional Secretaries International (PSI). She has done professional secretarial work from 1953-2022 that includes, typing, editing, proofreading, editing of books/papers/theses/dissertations.
- Notary Public, Commissioned throughout the Commonwealth of Kentucky (1974-2022).
- She attended Bryant & Stratton Business College (Louisville Campus) (1952-1953). Then she attended the University of Louisville (1975-1983-graduating with a Liberal Studies Degree, 3.5 grade point average) (graduated with honors); [Member of Alpha Sigma Lambda Honor Society and Member of Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society] . Listed with Who's Who In American Universities & Colleges, 1982. Dean's List 1979-1981. Other classes at UL from 1994-1999. Later attended Webster University (online) for a Masters of Arts of Media Communications (August 2019 and graduating 18 December 2021 with a 4.0 grade point average).
- She regularly attends aviation and aerospace seminars, fly-ins, social gatherings, airshows, training events, educational seminars, conferences, and other meetings. These forms of events have kept her active and meeting new people all of the time. The seminars and webinars were facilitated by many wonderful organizations such as the Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association (AOPA), the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the Ninety-Nines (99s) female pilot association, the Bowman Aero Club, the Kentucky Cinematography Club (KCC), Siemens Corporation, the Aviation Museum of Kentucky, and the Kentucky Cabinet of Transportation.
- She enrolled in Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) in a Masters of Unmanned Systems degree in January 2022 because she was already a Federal Aviation Administration Remote Pilot, but she wanted to continue her formal education to help her commercial aerial videography business. During her first semester, she turned 87-years old and earned a 4.0 grade point average. She participates in the university's other webinars to continue her education outside of the normal class schedule too. She is positively impressed with the students from all over the world. What most impresses her is that she is taking courses with graduates of all of the United States military academies and she is earning the highest grade point average.
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