Concise Encyclopedia of Tufts History
Sauer, Anne
Branco, Jessica
Bennett, John
Crowley, Zachary
2000
Schmalz, Esther (Fowler), 1900-1986
Esther Fowler Schmalz (d. 1986), J1923, served as an alumnae trustee from 1940-50. Schmalz House, located at 11 Whitfield Road, was named in her honor. | |
As an undergraduate, Schmalz was the commencement speaker for Jackson College in 1923, a member of Phi Beta Kappa, a member of the Athletic Association and recipient of the Class of 1898 Scholarship. She was also a member of Alpha Omicron Pi sorority. She continued her studies at the University of Michigan. | |
Schmalz worked as director of study groups for the League of Women Voters and supported the education of women by serving as state vice-president of the Boston Branch of the American Association of University Women and as membership chairman of the Massachusetts Society for the University Education of Women. | |
Schmalz served two five-year terms as an alumnae trustee of the college, beginning in 1940, and also was a member of the visiting committee of Jackson College and the executive board of Tufts alumnae. | |
Schmalz died February 13, 1986 in Amherst, Massachusetts. She was married to Carl N. Schmalz, with whom she had two sons. | |
Source: TC Summer 1986; PRS1; TCAB, February 1941 | |
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