Gainesville in Alachua County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

University of Florida

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, May 24, 2020

1. University of Florida Marker

Inscription.
On September 19, 1997, the University of Florida celebrated the 50th anniversary of the official beginning of co-education at the University. The 47 names listed below were honored for their individual distinctions, and achievements and as representatives of all alumnae who have contributed in outstanding ways through their careers or public service.

Linda Harman Aikin • Deborah S. Ames • Sharyl T. Attkisson
Rosemary Barkett • Martha Walters Barnett • Jean Lester Bennett
Susan Harrell Black • Carol M. Browner • Fran S. Carlton
Marjorie Harris Carr • Sara E. Conlon • Catherine P. Cornelius
Gay Culverhouse • Kathleen Deagan • Karen De Young &bull Micki Dickoff
Molly C. Daugherty • Theresa Knecht Dozier • Merrill Joan Gerber
Adele Khoury Graham • Rebecca Bowles Hawkins • Shere D. Hite
Marjorie Sewell Holt • Beth Ayers McGague • Martha M. McCarthy
Diane Hoofer McFarlin • Grace A. McWhouter • Megan Nayer
Nandini Nimblar • Patricia Walker O’Connor • Amegola . Overman
Arva Moore Parke • Donna L. Pachone • Maryle VanLeer Peck
Marsha Dandler Paulenson • Jean Dail Ruffin • Linda W. Sandreus
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• Rosella N. Seripa • Eleanor C. Smeal • Diane Snodalear
Tracy Caullains Stedwell • Margareta Madden Styles • Stella Cheng-Yu Sung
Karen Thurman • Julie Underwood • E. Jean Walker

Erected by University of Florida.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Women.

Location. 29° 38.964′ N, 82° 20.594′ W. Marker is in Gainesville, Florida, in Alachua County. It is on Newell Drive near Union Road, on the right when traveling east. Marker is actually on Union Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 333 Newell Drive, Gainesville FL 32611, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Florida.

It is also in the American South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, May 24, 2020

2. University of Florida Marker

8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: University Auditorium (within shouting distance of this marker); Turlington Rock, 1984 (within shouting distance of this marker); This Tower (within shouting distance of this marker); African Studies (within shouting distance of this marker); Century Tower Carillon (within shouting distance of this marker); Latin American Studies (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); POW/MIA Freedom Tree (about 300 feet away); Ralph D. Turlington (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gainesville.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 18, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 18, 2020, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 298 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 18, 2020, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.