Tag: St. Louis University

In Memoriam: Jill Raitt, 1931-2025

Dr. Raitt's career in higher education spanned over four decades. She was the first woman to earn tenure at the Duke University Divinity School and founded the University of Missouri's department of religious studies.

In Memoriam: Dudley Jean Dovell Shearburn, 1929-2020

Dr, Shearburn joined the faculty at Salem College and Academy in 1977 to direct the Orton Center, an endowed center in the department of education that focused on special education. When the center closed, Dr. Shearburn remained on the faculty and taught women's studies. She retired in 1998.