AADC
June 2024
NEWSLETTER FOR ALUMNAE & Friends
Alumnae -created. Alumnae -led. Alumnae -driven. Alumnae -supported. A s s o c i a te A l u m n a e o f D o u g l a s s Co l l e g e - E s t a b l i s h e d i n 1 9 2 2
Carrying On the Spirit Message from AADC President Jeanne M. Fox ’75, Esq.
Through my many years of service, both as President, as well as serving in other leadership roles, and as an active alumna participating in all that AADC has to offer, I strive to encourage sister alumnae to get involved with our outstanding AADC community. The more alumnae who remain Jeanne M. Fox ’75, Esq. active, giving of their time, talents, and treasures, the better we will serve each other and future generations of graduates for years to come. There is nothing like the warmth and energy we get when we come together. The AADC began now more than 100 years ago with the Class of 1922 -- the first class to graduate from the New Jersey College for Women, later to become Douglass College and now Douglass Residential College -- who started the formal alumnae organization that has grown into the one we know and love today. We carry on their spirit, embodied in their core idea that the AADC supports a strong alumnae organization and continues the traditions they established and passes them on to the thousands of alumnae following in their path. Today we are some 40,000 alumnae strong because of their foresight and because of your continued support and involvement. The AADC’s founders resolved that this association – our amazing association – would be self-supporting so as not to take resources from what was then a young college that
fought to get off the ground at a time when women barely, for example, had gained the right to vote and were limited in opportunities for higher education. Our modern-day AADC endures in that original spirit as a separately incorporated, independent, non-profit organization. I am proud to have served as President for the last four years, and previously for another two terms, for a total of eight wonderful years! Thank you for all of your support. I look forward to serving in new capacities and to experiencing the impact of the AADC community together.
Stay connected by keeping in touch with each other and with your alumnae association: the AADC.
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ngage with Douglass Alumnae on social media and by catching up on our website or through AADC publications. We’d love to hear from you.
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ecruit sister alumnae to join you in participating in events and programs, such as the Women’s Conference, Lectures, Reunion Weekend, Regional Connection Groups and virtual programs.
Volunteer with us by sharing your expertise and
interests on a committee, as a class officer or as a mentor.
Ensure the strength of our AADC community by being part of our success and by making a gift to the AADC.