Money Matters
Fall 2014
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‘It’s About the Mission’ Dr. Carol Willman is an internationally known educator and a “teacher’s teacher,” especially for teaching children with disabilities. Three years after retiring from a distinguished career in education, Dr. Willman made her first connection with Farmington Presbyterian Manor. That was in 1990, when she was “coaxed out of retirement” to become Director of the Midwest Learning Center of Presbyterian Children’s Ser vices. The Center’s offices were across the street from Farmington Presbyterian Manor. Today, Dr. Willman resides in an independent living cottage at Farmington Presbyterian Manor. “As a resident, I realize the good work the Manor is doing for its residents,” she says, “and I have ser ved on the Community Advisor y Council for many years.” A year ago, at age 80, Dr. Willman established a charitable gift annuity for the benefit of the Farmington Presbyterian Manor Good Samaritan Benevolent Care Program. “I feel strongly about the mission of Farmington Presbyterian Manor,” she says. “And the Good Samaritan Program is something Presbyterian Manors offers that many other places do not have.”
Dr. Carol Willman established a life income gift that supports the Benevolent Care Program. Helping Others Born and raised in St. Louis, Dr. Willman earned master’s and Ph.D. degrees in 1960 and 1966, respectively, from the University of Michigan. She focused on special education for children with disabilities. She taught for 34 years in the St. Louis Public School System. She organized the St. Louis Schools’ first classroom for children with multiple disabilities in 1960 and later developed the system-wide program to “mainstream” children with disabilities. Continued on Page 2 >