Contact: Janet Carleton, (740) 597-2527; Patti McSteen, (740) 593-1800
Note: A photo of Amanda Cartee is available at: www.ohiou.edu/news/pix/CARTEE.JPG

ATHENS, Ohio (April 27, 2000) -- A memorial service for Amanda Cartee will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 30, in Galbreath Chapel on Ohio University's Athens campus.

Cartee's husband, Andrew, and her mother, Ronale Mitchell, will read poetry written by Cartee at the service.

Cartee, who was a sophomore in the College of Education and resident of McArthur, was killed in an automobile accident Feb. 22 on Route 93 south of Wellston.

The service will be followed by a tree dedication on campus and a reception hosted by Cartee's friends and colleagues from Alden Library, where she was employed in Archives and Special Collections.

"Amanda was loved by many on the campus," said Interim Dean of Students Terry Hogan. "The service will be a time to reflect on her life and the legacy she has left behind at Ohio University."