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| Other American women preceded Sarah Killgore Wertman in entering law school, graduating, or being admitted to the bar. But she was the first to accomplish all three. Killgore graduated from the law department at U-M in March 1871 and was admitted to the bar shortly thereafter. Photo courtesy Law School. |
This month in history (16 years ago)During a campus symposium celebrating the establishment of the Theodore Roosevelt Professorship in Ecosystem Management at the School of Natural Resources and Environment, Roosevelt’s granddaughter Anna Roosevelt said the nation’s 24th president would look upon pollution “as soiling our nest.” The professorship was named in honor of Roosevelt, whose vision led to the creation of national parks, game refuges, and the National Forest Service. — The University Record Have a campus memory to share? Use the comment box below. |
October 17, 2011
Old school: U-M in History
Today's Headlines
- Non-union staff nominees sought for police oversight panel
- Pam Davis-Kean named director of ISR’s Survey Research Center
- $17.9M grant accelerates U-M mental health research
- Board of Regents to meet July 18 at University Hall
- Parking, transportation updates in advance of Ann Arbor Art Fair
- Runge to retire from Michigan Medicine
- Matthaei Botanical Gardens invites public to name beaver family
- International Institute names von Moltke interim director
- State budget supports U-M’s education, economic development efforts
- $10.5M biomaterials center to fight resource discrimination
