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COVER LINKS FEATURED Q&A CONNECTIONS SPOTLIGHT J ust prior to her 100th birthday in July, Class of 1937 and 1957 College of Education graduate Geraldine "Jerry" Emmett was honored by NAU with the 2014 Distinguished Alumna Centenarian Award for her lifetime dedication to education and community service. She continues to epitomize the Lumberjack spirit of commitment, tenacity and kindness to others. During a 43-year career in public education, Jerry mentored and guided thousands of young minds with a simple approach to education: be honest, be yourself and, most important, show your students you care. This method served her well, and many of her former students continue to express their thanks and remain in contact- more than 50 years later. With revelry and humor, Jerry remembers her time at ASTC/NAU fondly. She met Cecil, her husband and the father of her two children, when she was a student. She participated in many Lumberjack traditions, led the school chants as a cheerleader at sporting events and even helped secure the NAU Bronze Ax from would-be thieves from Arizona State Teachers College at Tempe (now ASU). Jerry has left lasting impressions on generations of family members, friends and students. As she puts it, "I hadn't realized it is difficult, unless you live into your 90s, to ever see how many lives you've really touched as a teacher." Educating the Future Jerry Emmett's friends established the Jerry Emmett Education Scholarship to honor her life accomplishments and benefit students majoring in education. Like many first-generation college students at NAU today, an academic scholarship enabled Jerry to attend the university. She believes this gift saved her life, giving her a college education during the Great Depression. Nearly 80 years later, she is honored by the opportunity to inspire a new generation of educators. "All I care is that people who go into teaching care about the children," Jerry says. "They were my best friends, and they know I was their best friend. And that's exactly all there is to it." Honoring A Lifetime of Service Jerry Emmett, '37 & '57, receives esteemed Centenarian Award share By David Slipher, '09 nau.edu/alumni PINE � FALL 2014 � PG 23  https://alumni.nau.edu/giving.aspx https://alumni.nau.edu/giving.aspx https://alumni.nau.edu/giving.aspx http://www.nau.edu/alumni

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Links: Alumni Board & President
Links: Investment in Success - Phoenix Biomedical Campus
Links: Green is Good / New Look for Louie
Links: Golden Graduates / NAU on the Move / Homecoming
Featured: Meet NAU's New President
Q&A - John Haeger
Connections
Remembered
Spotlight - Jerry Emmett
NAU Foundation

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