Biography
Marcia Kaplan Nielsen was a college advisor at the Nightingale-Bamford School, starting around 1966 until her retirement in spring 1992. She served in many other roles as well, including at least one year on the Board of Trustees, advisor to Classes XI and XII, the yearbook, and The Spectator student newspaper, and Assistant to the Headmistress. Her husband, Waldemar A. Nielsen, was also involved with the school as a Trustee and occasional speaker. Their daughter, Signe, graduated in the Class of 1968.
The Nielsens created the Nielsen Service Award in 1987, to be awarded annually to an Upper School student whose contribution and commitment to community service and engagement are outstanding.
In 1992, the Nielsens gifted Nightingale five works of art by young Chinese artists painted in China between the end of the Cultural Revolution in 1977 and the Massacre of Tienanmen Square in 1989, to fill the new wall spaces after school construction.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
File — Box: 04040
Identifier: 004 005 003 04 0003
Scope and Contents
From the Record Group:
The External Relations Record Group is comprised of records related to the Nightingale-Bamford School's communications and relations with outside groups, such as students' parents, alumnae, media and the general public. These include records from the Institutional Advancement office related to the Alumnae Association and fundraising, Parents Association records, and Communications office records including those relevant to the school's branding and image, such as school news publications,...
Dates:
2002
Item — Box: 01150
Identifier: 001 003 000 07 0040
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Commencement Records include commencement ceremony invitations, programs, scripts, and transcriptions of speeches given. Each year, a commencement guest speaker is invited to deliver words of wisdom and inspiration to the graduating senior students; correspondence with prospective guest speakers and the speaker's biographical information and or curriculum vitae may be in this record series. Also of note are sheet music and lyrics for a Nightingale commencement song. Invitations include the...
Dates:
1987
