Interim Dean Timothy K. Beal awarding the Dean’s Medal for Exceptional Commitment to Jane Nord (GRS ’76).
On April 29, 2019, Timothy K. Beal, Florence Harkness Professor of Religion and Interim Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, presented Jane Nord (GRS ’76) with the Dean’s Medal for Exceptional Commitment.
One would be hard pressed to not notice the impact that the Nord Family has had on CWRU, and the programs that serve its faculty and students. The greater campus community enjoys the benefits, and is grateful for the Nord Family Greenway and the Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities, two very visible aspects of campus.Yet for many years, Jane Nord has been making an important contribution, albeit less visible, directly to the College of Arts and Sciences by way of her endowed scholarship in The Studio Art Program of the Department of Art History and Art. Jane earned her MA in Art Education in 1976, and her subsequent support of this program has provided untold opportunities for students studying art and art education at CWRU. The Jane Baker Nord Scholarship Fund supports graduate students in their pursuit of degrees in art education. In addition, Jane’s annual gift to the department, which is matched by the Nordson Corporation, has had profound impact on art education majors by funding their attendance at the Ohio Art Education Association Convention and allowing them to take advantage of special travel opportunities and programs to advance their studies.
Mrs. Jane Nord is the widow of the late Eric T. Nord (CIT ’39) whom she first met after WWII, and mother to five children. She received her undergraduate degree from Vassar College in 1942. Two years ago the college was fortunate enough to establish the Eric and Jane Nord Family Professorship, the position which serves as director of the Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities.
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