UW Libraries- The Reverend Mr. and Mrs. Frances De Simone Endowment

The purpose of the Endowment is to purchase library and other materials for the Comparative Religion program.

Janet and George Beckmann created this endowment with Janet's parents, Jack and Dorothy Pitts, to honor Beckmann's maternal grandparents, The Reverend Mr. and Mrs. Francis De Simone. Francis De Simone was born in 1881 in Italy and moved to the United States in 1901. He served as a pastor in churches in Wisconsin, Ohio, Iowa and Pennsylvania.

The late George Beckmann was a Provost of the University of Washington from 1978-1988. Janet received her Ph.D. from the University of Washington in 1974. She served as Dean of Nursing in the University of Alabama system in 1978 and was the youngest person to become a dean of an American nursing school.

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"Soul of the Muse" by Nancy Mee
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An endowment is a permanent fund of support for which the principal of the gift is invested and grows over time. The endowment makes distributions on a quarterly basis to support the purpose specified. The endowed fund can be named to honor a special person or specific area of need for the Libraries.
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Endowments are forever
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