As this weekend's regionals for the National Spelling Bee take place, Marcia Daugherty recounts her path as a contestant and the lifelong friendship that formed.
This Valentine’s Day, the Office of Alumni Engagement is sharing the stories of alumni who fell for each other while they were students at Pratt.
Read about the couples’ magical moments, their favorite date spots, and relationship advice they have for Pratt students today.
Do you know of other Pratt pairs and partners? The Office of Alumni Engagement would love to hear from you. Please share your stories by emailing alumni@pratt.edu.
PAUL GILDERSLEEVE AND SUZIE HO GILDERSLEEVE
How and where did you first meet?
Since we both transferred to Pratt as sophomores, we had to take Mary Buckley’s Foundation Color class. Suzie sat next to me so that she could correct my spelling of Seurat. Glad she did. The first of a lifetime of corrections.
â Kings Row.
He married Jane Wyman in 1940, and had children Maureen, Christine (died a day old) and Michael (adopted).
Reagan was elected President of the Screen Actors Guild.
His second marriage was to Nancy Davis in 1952, and they had children Patti and Ron.
He switched from Democrat to Republican, and was elected Governor of California, 1967-1975.
When he began running for President, some conservatives did not support him because he was the first Presidential candidate who had been divorced.
In 1980, Ronald Reagan was elected the 40th U.S. President, being one of the oldest elected to that office.
He was 69 years old when elected, and 69 days after his inauguration, he survived an assassination attempt.
In the wake of the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol, he called for Americans to “confront and defeat political extremism, white supremacy and domestic terrorism,” and argued that religion can help America unite as “one nation in a common purpose: to respect one another, to care for one another, [and] to leave no one behind.”
The president’s address provided an insight into how Biden plans to navigate the complex relationship between religion and politics in the post-Trump era.
But it also underlines the importance of the traditional presidential address at the National Prayer Breakfast – an annual high-profile gathering of faith leaders and politicians held in Washington D.C. on the first Thursday in February since 1953.
Washington, DC celebrates Travel Professionals Vacation Incentive Program with discounts and deals
(Washington, DC) – For the seventh year, Destination DC (DDC), the official destination marketing organization for Washington, DC, has created a promotion exclusively for travel industry professionals called the Travel Professionals Vacation Incentive Program. DDC has partnered with 38 greater Washington, DC-area hotels to offer exclusive discounted room rates from July 1, 2019 through Sept. 2, 2019. Travel professionals must register online to unlock exclusive discounts.
“We’re pleased to continue building on the success of this program and reward the industry experts who help us encourage travelers to ‘Discover the Real DC’,” said Elliott L. Ferguson, II, president and CEO, DDC. “These discounts are part of our gratitude as well as an opportunity to experience our city’s hotel offerings firsthand. Whether it is experiencing the new Conrad Washington DC’s beverage