Celebrating 125 Years of Co-Education
On Friday, October 23rd, Debra Zapotocky Rizzi returned to Bucknell University for the Celebration of 125 Years of Co-Education and participate on the “Paving Their Own Way: Entrepreneurship”panel discussion. Debra joined Susan Penecale Zolla ‘68, Owner/Operator, Hotels/Apartment Complexes, Frank Davis ‘82, President & C.E.O., Horizon Services Corporation; Bucknell Alumni Board and Anne Seibold Drapeau ‘88, Managing Partner, Center for Leading Organizations.
It is difficult to imagine a Bucknell in which men and women are not only learning side-by-side, but also working closely together both inside and outside the classroom. Bucknell has a rich tradition of valuing its female students and was the fourteenth university in the United States to become co-educational. What makes this milestone especially remarkable is that Bucknell was first school in the Patriot League to admit women and was nearly 90 years ahead of many colleges and universities in the United States.
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Posted by Keith Rizzi