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The Centennial Anniversary of Sigma Gamma Rho: A Historical Look at the Sorority and Butler University

Nannie Mae Gahn

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Title
Nannie Mae Gahn
Description
Nannie Mae Gahn (Foster) (Johnson) designed the Sorority’s official pin. She enrolled at Butler as a transfer student in 1925. She earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in 1932 and a Master of Science in Education in 1941. Gahn’s teaching career began in 1923 at IPS School No. 23. In 1948 she became assistant principal at School No. 26 and later served as principal at School No. 37 for ten years. Gahn retired in 1966; she died 20 years later.
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In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Provenance
Butler University
Type
Image
Is Part Of
Sigma Gamma Rho Centennial Collection (MSS084), Special Collections, Rare Books, and University Archives, Irwin Library, Butler University
Item sets
Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority (Butler University)
Site pages
The Founders
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