1930s

Leona Hughes, BSED '30, was granted an honorary doctor of humanities by the University of South Florida in December in recognition of her support for the establishment of a chair in nursing informatics in the university's College of Nursing. The program allows registered nurses to pursue bachelor's and master's degrees in nursing while working. Hughes lives in Sarasota, Fla.

Ruth Talbott George, MA '36, of McArthur, Ohio, recently published "My Poems of Faith, Hope, Love" dedicated to her late husband, Arthur J. George, BS '35. A poem she wrote in 1985 for his memorial service started her career as a poet. She is a Golden Alumna of Ohio University, a Distinguished Alumna of Eastern Kentucky University and a distinguished member of the International Society of Poets.