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Leaving a Legacy: E. Joan Miller PhD
Edith Joan Miller (Girton College 1941), a passionate student of geography, left her mark on her field and students. As a career geographer, she taught students field research skills and advocated fiercely for women in geography.
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Reid Kelly, Esq.
I am leaving a bequest to Cambridge simply because it is the best school in the world. I do not take that phrase lightly, as I have attended four other institutions of higher education, two of which at the postgraduate level—and one of which happens to be the “other” university in England.
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Leaving a Legacy Gift
I have no doubt that my time at Cambridge was the greatest factor in whatever success I've enjoyed in both my career and my life.
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Why Leaving a Bequest to Cambridge Matters to Me
I grew up on the campus of a boarding school in Michigan where my parents were teachers. That early experience may have left me with an unusual sense of connection to the schools and universities I’ve been fortunate to attend. Among them, Clare College and Cambridge hold a special place in my affections. The focus of supervisions and small group classes helped me to deepen and refine my ability to write and think.
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Why Leaving a Bequest to Cambridge Matters to Me
In my will, I have left 10% of my estate to Murray Edwards College which I attended, when it was known as New Hall, from 1966 to 1969. The bequest is an expression both of my gratitude to the University of Cambridge and of my belief that the best way to improve the world is to educate its citizens, specifically women.
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Singing the Praises of the King’s College Choir
We have listened to A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols, the live annual Christmas Eve broadcast from the Chapel of King’s College, Cambridge, on Minnesota Public Radio for as long as we can remember. I have a master’s degree in music and was a member of a semi-professional choral society for 28 years, and though Randy really only sang in church choir, he still has a real passion for the music.
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Why Leaving a Bequest to Cambridge Matters to Me
I have a nostalgic feeling when I think of Cambridge. It was my initial experience away from home and very formative because, for the first time, I found myself in a place full of people from all over the world with views and opinions that were quite different to my own.
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Why We Decided to Leave a Bequest
To Humphrey, going to Cambridge, "an institution that had been there for many centuries, and showed it in its astounding architecture," strengthened his already strong interest in history and, combined with the discovery of the UL, "changed my life, committing me to scholarship, academic leadership and writing."
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C. Flemming Heilmann, Esq.
"Throughout my itinerant childhood, I was exposed to many different cultures, religions, and philosophies, as my father traversed the globe working in the plantation business to support my family."
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Frank E. Morgan II
"My Cambridge College, Trinity Hall, was founded with a benefaction of Bishop Bateman of Norwich. His goal was to train canon lawyers and over the years the nickname 'Lawyers College' applied."
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Susan L. Poland
"My best memories are of living on a staircase whose residents were composed entirely of women from several different countries. My neighbors included a Greek astrophysicist, a Swiss statistician, and an American engineer."
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Dr. David Fyfe
"For me, being admitted to Cambridge, and having the benefit of its rigorous education and subsequent association, was both life enhancing and life changing."
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