Miriam McGaw Cowden Biographical File
Abstract
File contains a 2008 clipping from the "Vanderbilt View" publication.
Dates
- 2008 - 2008
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Historical or Biographical Note
Miriam McGaw Cowden served on the Vanderbilt Borad of Trust for more than 30 years. She graduated from Vanderbilt with a B.A. in 1941 and was first elected to the board in 1974. Cowden served as its secretary from 1980 until 1991. In 2003, she was designated a Trustee Emerita. Cowden also chaired the Student Affairs Committee and received the Mary Jane Werthan Award in 1991 for outstanding contributions to women at Vanderbilt.
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
- Title
- Miriam McGaw Cowden biographical file
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by EBL Special Collections Staff
- Date
- 2009-08-17
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Description is inEnglish.
Repository Details
Part of the VUMC Historical Images and Biographies Repository
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