Mary Caldwell gift announced at Alumni Awards Dinner

Excerpts from a presentation during the 2010 Alumni Awards Dinner.

Mary Caldwell was a public relations professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communications from 1978 - 2000. At her retirement, she was named Professor Emeritus. She died on August 29, 2009. In life, Mary made a positive impact on her students and colleagues. Her influence will continue in perpetuity to the school she loved, thanks to a generous yet simple provision in her will to the J-school. Mary's $600,000 gift is designated to supporting the advancement of SJMC faculty and student development.