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EDUCATORS FLORENCE E. SANDERS ’48 AND LUCILE V. SANDERS ’47 are ensuring that teaching excellence endures at
their alma mater. When Florence died on Feb. 20, 2008, the
Sanders sisters left Manchester College more than $700,000 – no
strings attached.
The bequest from the estates of the retired schoolteachers and their sister Ethel was a surprise to the College, and an endorsement of its
stewardship of gifts.
“Manchester is profoundly
grateful for the generosity of the
Sanders sisters,” said President Jo
Young ’69 Switzer. “We appreciate
the trust that they have put in the
College by not restricting their gift
and allowing us to decide how it
can most benefit our students.”
In addition, the Board of Trustees will apply half the bequest
to visionary initiatives – in academics, renovations – and other
student-focused opportunities.
“Gifts that support student learning are powerful expressions
of faith in the future,” said Switzer. “When gifts come in like this,
we always regret not having been able to thank the donors.”
The three Sanders sisters never married and had no heirs.
Ethel, a retired bank employee, died at the age of 85. Lucile, who
also taught in St. Joseph County, died at 94. Florence Sanders
taught first and second grade for 42 years in Marshall County
and South Bend schools. She died at 90. The three lived together
most of their lives, retiring to a Greenwood, Ind., residential
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