From left, Marsha Turner Herbert ’71, Dale Pratt Cool ’71, Lolly Currie Bailey ’71 and C.H. Holcombe ’71 represent the strong women of the class of 1971. Fostering Strong Women Leaders THE CLASS OF 1971 CELEBRATES ITS 50TH REUNION WITH TWO NEW SCHOLARSHIPS
From alumni gatherings to campus-wide events, the COVID-19 pandemic canceled or delayed beloved Queens traditions during the past year. Reunion Weekend, arguably one of the most highly anticipated alumni events, has been put on hold until the spring of 2022. However, that did not stop the Class of 1971 from marking what would have been its 50th Reunion in a notable way. Fourteen members of the Class of 1971 collectively
donated $310,000 to support student scholarships and challenged their classmates to join them by making a gift of any size. The challengers included: Sallie Trippe Broach ’71, Donna Turner Brown ’71, Teresa Caton Cantrell ’71, Anne Nickell Comer ’71, Nancy Lindley Cornwell ’71, Marsha Turner Herbert ’71, Paula Copenhaver Knox ’71, Cathy Flanagan Lawrence ’71, Cathy Parks Loevner ’71, Dee Gaffney Malone ’71, Kathy Broadway McCollum ’71, Terry Sue McGehee ’71, Betty Pilcher Neal ’71 and Martha J. Talley ’71. All of these alumnae, led by Betsy Breazeale
Smith ’71, chair of the class gift committee, agreed that it was important to provide scholarship dollars for strong women leaders on Queens campus, adding that their class was filled with those types of women.
The Class of 1971 Scholarship will support students with demonstrated financial need and will be sustained by numerous multi-year pledges. “This challenge is a great way to inspire others in our
class to give,” said Cathy Parks Loevner ’71, who made the lead gift for the challenge. “I was delighted to join a group of my classmates in creating a Class of 1971 annual scholarship as a way of celebrating our 50th reunion,” Terry McGehee ’71 was so inspired by the challenge
that she set up her own annual scholarship, the Terry S. McGehee ’71 Scholarship. “Today more than ever it is important to support exceptional students seeking a liberal arts education, yet requiring financial assistance,” explained McGehee, who taught at Agnes Scott College, a private women’s liberal arts college in Decatur, Georgia. “I continue to believe this type of education provides the best environment for learning, creativity and producing leaders of tomorrow. The ’71 scholarship challenge was appealing to me as I reflected upon my time at Queens coupled with a career spent teaching young women in a liberal arts institution. I know the difference scholarships can make.”
—Danielle Phillips ’13, MS ’18 15
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