Agnew, Nancy Longley (Mrs. Seth M), 1928-2009

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Nancy Agnew was educated at Wellesley (Class of 1950) and NYU and worked in publishing prior to her teaching career. She married Seth M. Agnew in 1966 and had two step-daughters.

Nancy Agnew joined Nightingale in fall 1969 as an Upper School English teacher, adding Head of Upper School to her duties in 1971. In 1975-76, she served as supervisor of Classes IX and X and taught Class VIII English. In 1978, in addition to teaching, she became Director of Special Planning. The following year, she moved exclusively to development as Director of the Capitol Development Fund and Director of Development and Alumnae Affairs.

After leaving Nightingale after the 1979-80 school year, Mrs. Agnew held various positions at Wellesley as director of corporation and foundation fundraising, director of communications, and Vice President for Public Affairs. She also served on the Board of Dana Hall School. Mrs. Agnew died in October 2009.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Report on study of endowment and space needs and possible plan for Capital Campaign to meet these needs / Nancy Agnew, 1979

Item — Box: 03003

Identifier: 003 001 000 16 0010

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Group: Board of Trustees and Committees Records are arranged into sixteen series: Governing Records, Members of the Corporation Records, Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes, Directories, Correspondence and Memoranda, Photographs, Executive Committee Records, Long Range Planning Committee...

Dates: 1979

Found in: The Nightingale-Bamford School Archives / RG02, RG02 Administration Record Group / SG002 Board of Trustees and Committees Records / S13 Finance, Investment, and Fundraising Records

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Subject: fund raising X